ABOUT BRETT MOFFITT
Date of Birth:
08/07/1992
Hometown:
Grimes, Iowa
PROFILE
Team
AM Racing
Current Vehicle
Ford Mustang
Height/Weight
5'9" / 177
Family
Dick (Father), Becky (Mother), Alle (Sister)
First Race
When I was ten years old I competed in a Kart race in Jamaica, Iowa.
Past Teams include
Our Motorsports, GMS Racing, JR Motorsports, HRE - Hattori Racing Enterprises, Red Horse Racing, Front Row Motorsports, Jay Robinson Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR), RAB Racing
FAVORITES
Favorite Tracks
Iowa Speedway and Knoxville Raceway
Favorite Racing Moment
“It’s hard to pick between winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway in 2018 and winning the Championship later that year. Winning at my hometown track on Father’s Day weekend, in front of family and friends, with Destiny Homes as the sponsor is really special. But winning the Championship later that same season is something I am very proud of as well.”
Least Favorite Racing Moment
“2020, Phoenix Raceway, leading with only a couple of laps to go and the Championship on the line. Caution comes out inside of 3 to go, setting up a green-white-checkered finish as we were at sitting duck. The shot at winning second Championship in 3 years went out the window with that untimely caution.”
FAST FACTS
NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series:
- Brett Moffitt, the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion, is entering his third full season with Our Motorsports. In his time with Our Motorsports, Moffitt has achieved 2 top five and 17 top ten finishes. Jeff Hensley will serve as Moffitt’s crew chief for the season.
- Moffitt also competed full time in the Nascar Xfinity Series (NXS) in 2021 in the No. 02 Our Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro, giving him double duties for 2021.
- Brett Moffitt raced for both Our Motorsports and Niece Motorsports in 2021, competing full time for NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) championship points in the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado.
- In the 2019 and 2020 seasons, Moffitt competed with GMS Racing and Chevrolet in the NCWTS. Over the course of two seasons with GMS, Moffitt accumulated 5 wins, 23 top-five and 33 top-10 finishes
- He advanced to the Championship Final in both seasons with GMS, finishing third in the final standings both years, including a heartbreaking late race caution in 2020 that cost Moffitt his second NCWTS title in three years
- The 2018 NCWTS season was a career defining year for Moffitt while competing with Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE). The organization had just completed its first fulltime season in 2017, finishing 9th in the Championship standings, but had yet to earn a victory.
- The arrival of Moffitt quickly changed that with a trip to Victory Lane in the second race of the season at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
- The victory at Atlanta marked the first win for HRE in the Series, as Moffitt was able to capture the first win for the organization in both the NASCAR Truck Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series.
- Wins followed at Iowa Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Phoenix Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. The victory at Homestead, the sixth for Moffitt during the 2018 season, secured him the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship.
- Aside from Mike Skinner’s Championship in the inaugural season for the NASCAR Truck Series, Moffitt secured his first title in fewer races than any driver in the history of the Series, just 36 career starts.
- In 2016, after the closure of MWR, he joined Red Horse Racing (RHR) midseason for an injured driver and immediately elevated the performance for the organization. In his first four starts with RHR, Moffitt compiled three Top-5’s, including a win at Michigan International Speedway.
NASCAR Cup Series:
- Subbing for the injured Brian Vickers, Moffitt made his first NASCAR Cup Series start of 2015 at Atlanta Motor Speedway for Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) in the #55 Aaron’s Toyota
- Moffitt took the lead on lap 295 of the event and finished 8thin just his first start in the Cup Series at Atlanta
- In ONLY his second start for MWR, Moffitt outperformed the likes of Keselowski, Newman, Edwards, Larson and teammate Bowyer (24th)
- After the performance at Atlanta, MWR loaned Moffitt’s services to Front Row Motorsports (FRM)
- Moffitt made two starts for FRM before Vickers was again sidelined
- After starting an additional five races for MWR in place of Vickers, Moffitt moved back to FRM for an additional 23 starts
- With only 31 starts in the 2015 season, Moffitt was able to win the NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year Honors
- MWR ceased operations at the conclusion of 2015
NASCAR Development:
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2014: NASCAR Cup Series debut with Jay Robinson Racing
- With ONLY (2) NASCAR Truck Series Starts and (1) NASCAR Xfinity Series Start, Moffitt made his debut in NASCAR’s Cup Series by starting 18th and finishing 22nd
- The impressive run in JRR’s equipment earned Moffitt a multi-year development contract with MWR
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2012: Made NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for RAB Racing
- Started 10th and Finished 9th at his hometown Iowa Speedway
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2010 – 2013 :NASCAR Pro Series with JGR, MWR and HRE
- Won (7) Races, earned (9) Poles and finished 2nd in Series points twice
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2009: NASCAR Pro Series with Andy Santerre Motorsports
- Earned the pole in first career start in the Series
- Won his first race in ONLY his 4th career Series start (youngest winner in K&N Pro Series history at the time)
- (2) Wins, (6) Top-5’s and (9) Top-10’s in ONLY (11) Series starts
Early Years:
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In 2008, Moffitt converted to Asphalt Racing
- Earing “Rookie of the Year” honors in the ASA Late Model North Series
- He became the youngest in ASA’s 29-year history to earn a pole position, set a track record and win in a feature event
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In 2007, Moffitt moved to racing Dirt Modifieds
- Became the youngest winner of a feature event at Knoxville Raceway
- He won 26 feature events his first year and scored Top-5’s in over 80% of his races
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In 2003, Moffitt began racing Go-Karts (age 10)
- Quickly began winning races across Iowa, Missouri and Oklahoma
