Iowan Brett Moffitt to Run at Michigan

Brett Moffitt will drive the No. 66 Let’s Go Places Toyota at Michigan International Speedway this weekend, marking his second career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start.

Moffitt, a 21-year-old Iowa native from Grimes, IA, made his NASCAR Sprint Cup debut in Dover in the No. 66 with Jay Robinson Racing, starting 18th and posting a 22nd-place finish. Jeff Burton, who was originally slated to run the Michigan race, now will be entered in the July 13 Sprint Cup Series event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway where he has won four times.

“Our No. 66 team was originally scheduled to run some new components at Michigan with Jeff, but those plans were delayed last week, causing us to debate running Michigan at all,” said MWR co-owner Michael Waltrip. “However, after the great effort we saw with Brett in his debut at Dover, we decided to move forward with Michigan, allowing Brett more seat time and to work towards his NASCAR eligibility to race on bigger tracks.

“Brett did an amazing job in Dover, not only to gain experience, but more importantly respect from the other competitors.

Moffitt is a nine-time winner in K&N Pro Series East competition and has served as a test driver for MWR for the past two seasons.

Moffitt joins fellow Iowan's Landon Cassill & Michael Annett racing Sunday at Michigan