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MRD Motorsports is an American racecar team. The team is owned by Dave Malcolmson, and it fields the #8 Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Silverado

The Chevrolet Silverado , is the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors.As of 2007, the Silverado pickup is the 2nd largest volume vehicle in the United States, behind the Ford F-Series pickup truck....
 in the NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is the only series in all of NASCAR to race modified production pickup trucks and is one of the three national divisions of NASCAR, together with the Nationwide Series and the top level Sprint Cup....
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Malcolmson originally started the team in the Allison Legacy Series as a driver before retiring as an owner. Malcolmson would debut his team in the Goody's Dash Series before moving up to the Truck Series in 2003. The team would field the #06 for Regan Smith
Regan Smith

Regan Smith is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #78 Furniture Row Chevrolet Impala SS for Furniture Row Racing on a part-time basis....
 in 2004 and 2005, with his best finish being 9th at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami, Florida. It plays host to Ford Championship Weekend, the final races of the season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series....
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MRD Motorsports is an American racecar team. The team is owned by Dave Malcolmson, and it fields the #8 Chevrolet Silverado
Chevrolet Silverado

The Chevrolet Silverado , is the latest line of full-size pickup trucks from General Motors.As of 2007, the Silverado pickup is the 2nd largest volume vehicle in the United States, behind the Ford F-Series pickup truck....
 in the NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is the only series in all of NASCAR to race modified production pickup trucks and is one of the three national divisions of NASCAR, together with the Nationwide Series and the top level Sprint Cup....
.

Malcolmson originally started the team in the Allison Legacy Series as a driver before retiring as an owner. Malcolmson would debut his team in the Goody's Dash Series before moving up to the Truck Series in 2003. The team would field the #06 for Regan Smith
Regan Smith

Regan Smith is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #78 Furniture Row Chevrolet Impala SS for Furniture Row Racing on a part-time basis....
 in 2004 and 2005, with his best finish being 9th at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami, Florida. It plays host to Ford Championship Weekend, the final races of the season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series....
. Smith would leave the team for the Busch Series, and Malcolmson tapped ARCA RE/MAX Series
ARCA RE/MAX Series

The series races on tracks as varied as small ovals and as large as Daytona International Speedway during the Daytona Speedweeks. It is one of the last major oval track circuits to still compete on dirt tracks....
 driver Chad McCumbee
Chad McCumbee

Chad McCumbee is an United States stock car driver who also has acting experience. He was born in Supply, North Carolina, North Carolina.McCumbee currently drives the #07 ASI Limited Chevrolet Silverado for SS-Green Light Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series....
 for the 2006 season
2006 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season began on February 17, 2006 at Daytona International Speedway with the GM Flex Fuel 250, and ended on November 17, 2006 with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway....
. McCumbee and MRD struggled, missing the season opening GM Flex Fuel 250
GM Flex Fuel 250

The NextEra Energy Resources 250 is the first race of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Daytona International Speedway and as of 2004 was held under the lights....
. After a few races, McCumbee left the team for Green Light Racing
Green Light Racing

SS-Green Light Racing is a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team. Owned and operated by businessman Ken Smith and former drivers Bobby Dotter and Gene Christensen, the team fields the #07 ASI Limited Chevrolet Silverado for Chad McCumbee....
. THe operation would run out of money after Dover
AAA Insurance 200

The AAA Insurance 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Dover International Speedway.Past Winners:* 2008 Scott Speed...
. Malcolmson would revive the team for the 2007 season in a partnership with NEXTEL Cup
NEXTEL Cup

The Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series ....
 team Haas CNC Racing
Haas CNC Racing

Stewart Haas Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Kannapolis, North Carolina, which runs Chevrolets. The team is owned by Tony Stewart and Haas Automation....
. MRD fielded another ARCA driver, this time Rookie of the Year
Rookie of the Year

The Rookie of the Year award is given by a number of sports leagues, mainly in North America, to the top first-time professional athlete of a season....
 Blake Bjorklund
Blake Bjorklund

Blake Bjorklund is a stock car racer from Isanti, Minnesota and currently resides in Kannapolis, North Carolina. His parents are Craig and Diane Bjorklund....
 for 12 races in a driver development partnership with NEXTEL Cup
NEXTEL Cup

The Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series ....
 team Haas CNC Racing
Haas CNC Racing

Stewart Haas Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Kannapolis, North Carolina, which runs Chevrolets. The team is owned by Tony Stewart and Haas Automation....
. However, owner Gene Haas
Gene Haas

Gene Francis Haas is founder, president, and sole stockholder of Haas Automation, one of the world's leading CNC machine tool manufacturers. He also founded a NASCAR team....
 decided to move Bjorklund up to the Busch Series
Busch Series

The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit , and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big league" circuit, the Sprint Cup....
 to pilot Jay Robinson Racing
Jay Robinson Racing

Jay Robinson Racing is a racing team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Currently, they field the #28 United States Border Patrol & #49 Chevrolet Impala SS driven by Kenny Wallace & Kertus Davis, respectively....
's #28. Chad McCumbee
Chad McCumbee

Chad McCumbee is an United States stock car driver who also has acting experience. He was born in Supply, North Carolina, North Carolina.McCumbee currently drives the #07 ASI Limited Chevrolet Silverado for SS-Green Light Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series....
 would return to MRD after struggling with Green Light Racing, taking his sponsors The GPS Store and Garmin
Garmin

Garmin Ltd. , incorporated in George Town, Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, is the parent company of a group of companies founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao , that develops consumer, aviation, and marine technologies for the Global Positioning System....
 with him. His best finish this year with MRD is a 10th place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas, Nevada, is a 1,200 acre complex of multiple tracks for automobile racing....
. McCumbee took the team to a near upset victory at Texas before spinning his tires which lead to being spun on a green-white-checkered finish and finished 13th.

For 2009, MRD will cut back to a partial schedule. Dennis Setzer
Dennis Setzer

Dennis Setzer is an United States NASCAR driver. He currently races in the Craftsman Truck Series. Setzer has also competed in the Busch Series, where he currently has two career wins....
 was originally slated to drive the #8 before a sponsorship deal fell through, leaving the team without a driver.