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David Starr, 2010 E-Z-GO 200 NCWTS Race Preview

2010 NCWTS David Starr – Photo Credit: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images for NASCAR

• This Week’s Tundra… The No. 81 Zachry Tundra team and driver David Starr will race chassis RMM-104 during Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. RMM-104 was last run at Homestead Miami Speedway in 2009.

• Experience at Atlanta Motor Speedway… In addition to his 10 starts in the Camping World Truck Series, Starr has one start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at AMS.

• First Birthday Celebration… David and his wife Kim will celebrate their son’s first birthday this week. David Starr Jr. will turn one on Friday, March 12th.

• Zachry Holdings, Inc.… Zachry Holdings Inc. will again adorn the sides of the No. 81 machine at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The construction giant has backed Starr since the 2008 season and will continue their relationship with the Texas driver and RMM for select races during the 2010 season.

• Watch and Listen… The E-Z-GO 200 will be seen live on Saturday, March 6 on SPEED with coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET. The event will also be heard live on MRN Radio as well as Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 128.

David Starr on driving at Atlanta Motor Speedway

“I’m real excited to go to Atlanta [Motor Speedway] this week and especially as part of the Randy Moss Motorsports team with [crew chiefs] Doug Wolcott and Gene Nead and teammate Mike Skinner. Atlanta is always a fast track and there’s a lot of room to move around, it’s always an exciting race for the drivers and the fans. I’m ready to get back in the Zachry Toyota Tundra and looking to rebound from the disappointing results from Daytona and getting the season going after the long off season and the last three weeks off.”

Crew Chief Doug Wolcott on racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway

“Atlanta Motor Speedway is the true start to our season. Daytona [International Speedway] is its own animal and a lot of things happen there that are out of our control. You can have the best truck and not finish the race. We feel like we are taking a truck to Atlanta [Motor Speedway] that will consistently run in the top-five. Gene [Nead] and I have been working closely to find a package that both David [Starr] and Mike [Skinner] are comfortable with. We have spent a lot of time at TRD on the shaker rig trying different combinations and we feel like we have hit on some things that will really help us get through the corners. I am looking forward to watching the Zachry Toyota get to the front this weekend.”

David Starr

Birthdate: October 11, 1967
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Residence: Irving
Status: Married to Kim

As it is for so many of the people involved in racing, it doesn’t take much to see how NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) driver David Starr initially got hooked on the sport. From an early age, Starr spent every minute he could hanging out at race tracks watching his father, Jimmy, work his crew chief magic for big name drivers like Tony Bettenhausen Jr., and Ronnie Chumley. It didn’t take long for Starr to decide to make a career out of racing as well.

A native of Houston, Texas, Starr ran his first race at a local dirt track when he was 14 years old. The youngster took the Street Stock division by storm and won the track championship at Big H Speedway in 1993. Starr continued to compete in late models for the next seven years, and earned 20 victories along the way.

In an effort to continue his already successful racing career, Starr began working for his uncle at Team Texas High Performance Driving School. Learning the intricacies of stock cars, Starr spent two years at the school, both teaching and learning as much as he could about the cars. During that time, Starr was able to make several starts in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. He also served as a test driver and crew member for a NASCAR Nationwide Series headed by NASCAR legend Donnie Allison and, once in a while, still got behind the wheel of his late model car.

In 1996, Starr competed full-time in the Texas International Drivers Association (TIDA) and earned the honor of becoming the first rookie to win a TIDA event. Starr followed that up with a victory at the Texas Race of Champions at Texas World Speedway and went on to win three more races the next season.

Starr got his first chance in a major NASCAR Series in 1998 driving in the NASCAR Camping World (formerly Craftsman) Truck Series. Starr competed in five races that season for owner Buddy Morrison and landed a full-time ride in the series not long after. Driving for several owners in 1999, Starr finished 22nd in the point standings.

2002 proved to be a breakout year. Starr earned his first and second NCWTS poles and won the event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Perhaps more importantly though, Starr proved that he was a force to be reckoned with every weekend. Leading the standings at times, Starr finished the season in an impressive fifth place in the points battle driving a Chevrolet for owner Wayne Spears.

Starr remained with Spears through 2005 and the pairing was a success. During his four seasons racing with the Spears Manufacturing team, Starr posted 25 top-five finishes, 55 top-10 finishes and three pole positions. En route to three top-10 points finishes, Starr also earned three victories.

Starr made the move to Red Horse Racing for the 2006 season and found immediate success. Taking the checkered flag for a victory early in the season at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Starr scored six top-five and 12 top-10 finishes that season on the way to a career high fourth in the championship point standings. Starr remained with Red Horse Racing through the 2009 season.

With a total of 240 starts and four series victories, Starr will embark on something new for 2010. Making the move to Randy Moss Motorsports, Starr will be paired up with veteran driver Mike Skinner at the multi-truck team and hopes to take his Zachry Toyota Tundra back to victory lane.

- Randy Moss Motorsports, Press Release