FORMER NASCAR K&N WEST SERIES CHAMPION JASON BOWLES TO RACE AMERICAN MAJORITY RACING/PLEDGETOVOTE.COM NO. 81 FOR MACDONALD MOTORSPORTS IN 2012

“Bowles and team looking to bring more people to the polls in 2012 while racing for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year title”

(MOORESVILLE, NC) February 9, 2012 – MacDonald Motorsports is proud to announce that former NASCAR K&N West Series Champion and 2011 Toyota All Star Showdown winner Jason Bowles will pilot the American Majority/PledgeToVote.com No. 81 for the entire 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.  In this crucial election year, American Majority Racing will work hard to engage NASCAR fans by getting them to register and “Pledge to Vote” while Jason and the team race for Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year honors.

Originally from Ontario, California, Bowles made a name for himself winning in the open wheel and road racing ranks on the west coast as a teenager before transitioning to stock cars in 2006.  After one season in late models at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, CA, Jason moved up to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.  During the 2007 season, Jason earned a pole two wins, and eight top-5s, propelling him to a third place finish in the championship.  In 2008, Jason picked up five poles and four victories on his way to a second place championship finish.  After completing the 2007 and 2008 K&N West Series seasons with second and third place point finishes respectively, 2009 became his magic year.  With an average finish of fourth, Jason brought home three poles, three wins, and ten top-5’s to secure the 2009 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Championship. 

In 2011 driving for Rusty Wallace Incorporated (RWI), Jason landed arguably his biggest victory of his career by winning the Toyota All Star Showdown at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, CA.  Jason also ran three NASCAR Nationwide Series races for RWI during last season where his best finish was a solid 13th place run in August at Montreal.(complete release)