MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 19, 2018) – Thad Moffitt and the No. 46 Empire Racing team will return to the ARCA Racing Series this weekend to compete in the Menards 200 at the Toledo (Ohio) Speedway. Moffitt, the 17 year-old Richard Petty Motorsports development driver, will make his second start at Toledo on Sunday afternoon, and feels that he can breakthrough in his sixth start in the competitive ARCA Racing Series.
“Yeah, I really feel that we are capable of getting our first Top-10 finish this weekend,” said Moffitt. “I’m getting more and more experience in these ARCA cars, and I’m coming back to Toledo for a second time. We just need to stay out of trouble and have a clean race.”
Moffitt has a best finish of 11th in the ARCA Racing Series at the short track in Indianapolis.
“We’ve proven that when we have a clean race, we can be up front,” commented Moffitt. “Hopefully we can have a good qualifying run on Saturday and that will help us run up front. We’ll have a new partner, CGS Imaging, and they are giving us what we need all weekend.”
Moffitt, the 2016 Southeast Limited Late Model Champion from Trinity, North Carolina, is the son of Brian and Rebecca Petty-Moffitt. He started racing a go-kart and a quarter midget before moving to a Limited Late Model and now a Late Model and the ARCA Racing Series. A high school student, Moffitt grew up going to the track with his grandfather (“The King” Richard Petty) and also watching his uncle, Kyle Petty, race.
Moffitt also has primary sponsorship from Performance Plus Motor Oil, Transportation Impact and associate sponsorship from Hostetler Ranches.
Sunday’s race will be televised live on MAVTV at 2:00 p.m. ET. You can also follow Moffitt through his Facebook page (Thad Moffitt Racing), Twitter (@ThadMoffitt) and Instagram (moffitt_thad).
About Richard Petty Motorsports
A performance and marketing driven company, Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM), co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty and successful business entrepreneur Andrew Murstein, is one of the most recognized brands in all of motorsports. RPM is the winningest team in NASCAR Cup history with 273 wins and has business partnerships with national and global leaders. Today the race operation fields the famed No. 43 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace, Jr. The team is headquartered in Welcome, North Carolina, and is supported by primary partners Click n’ Close, STP, Smithfield Foods and the United States Air Force.
For additional information, news and the latest updates, please visit www.richardpettymotorsports.
About Empire Racing
Established in 2009, Empire Racing Group is a development team that strives to identify young racing talent and assist them in the advancement of their careers. While ERG originally focused on the ARCA Racing Series with driver Sean Corr (team owner/driver), the team has since expanded its reach into other series, thanks in part to its alliance with Grumpy’s Performance, Inc. Under the expertise of crew chief Mike ‘Grumpy’ Cheek, ERG now competes in various late model series as well as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS). In 2016, ERG will be serving as the developmental team for Richard Petty Motorsports, providing young drivers with driver coaching, technical support, public relations and marketing needs. Drivers for the 2017 season include notable rising stars Thad Moffitt and Harrison Moffitt, as well as racing veteran Sean Corr.
