Another teenager makes debut for Gibbs this week
Published: Fri, Sep. 05, 2008 12:30AM
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closeBesides the much-heralded NASCAR Sprint Cup debut of Joey Logano at Richmond International Raceway, another 18-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing driver, Marc Davis, will make his first start this weekend.
Davis is in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on Saturday at Gateway International Speedway, in a truck fielded by the new Randy Moss Motorsports team.
Davis, who is black, was originally signed by Gibbs as part of the Joe Gibbs Racing/Reggie White diversity program. It seems only appropriate that Davis is moving up with the team owned by Moss, a star wide receiver in the NFL.
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"This is a big day for me," Davis said. "I have been preparing for it all my life, a chance to race in NASCAR on a national level. Randy Moss and (team co-owner) David Dollar have given me a wonderful opportunity for my first start in the NCTS."
GEORGIA TRACK CLOSED AFTER WOMAN DIES: Cochran Motor Speedway in Macon, Ga., was closed indefinitely after the death of a woman hit by debris from a car on Saturday night.
Cynthia Nobles, 43, died Monday of injuries when a tire and part of an axle flew from a race car and landed in a section of the pit area not protected by a fence.
Four others were injured.
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