MBV Racing

MBV Racing, or Motorsport Buisness Ventures Racing was a team in the American Autosport Racing Leauge. Competing in it's inagural season, until closing it's doors in xxxx.

## AARL One Series History

### Car Number 48 History

#### Doug Pemberton (2004-2007)

Doug Pemberton started the season with a DNF at Dover, and did not fair much better at Richmond, finishing 17th. Pemberton continued to dissapoint for the rest of the season, with the only bright spot coming with a top five at Sonoma. That fourth place finish was Doug's only top five or top ten for the whole campaign. He finished a dissapointing 17th overall, over ten points behind his teammate, Chris Randolph.

Pemberton drove a very impressive 2005 season, overpreforming his car by far. He improved in the standings by three spots, finishing 14th on the year. Pemberton was able to finish in the top 10 three times, while Randolph was unable to finish in the top 10 at all. His best drive of the year was at Sonoma, finishing 4th for the second year in a row. In 2006 Pemberton had a slightly less impressive season, one more in line with his 2004 preformance. He was only able to finish in the top ten once, 5th at Talladega. However, he still finished 17th in the points, overpreforming his car again, and his teammate, by 2 positions. Because of his consistent overpreformance, PPI Autosport signed him for the 2007 season, leaving MBV with two inexperienced drivers for 2007.

#### Zak Boyd (2007)

Rookie Zak Boyd was signed for 2007, and finished very poorly throughout the season, with his best finish coming at Daytona, one of only four top 20's. Boyd would finish 23rd in the standings, last out of full time drivers, and only 4 points better than Elle Webb, who only ran six races. After this disastrous season, Boyd would not be resigned, and would raise questions about the 48 team potentially shutting down in the near future.

#### Leo Goodman (2008)

Leo Goodman would race the 48 in 2008, earning a top 10 at Daytona and an 11th placed finish at Talladega. Goodman would finish 24th in the points, and was offered a contract extension for 2009, but left to instead join Island Motorsports, leaving MBV to sign a rookie to fill the seat for 2009.

#### Jeff Lyons (2009)

Jeff Lyons would race for MBV Racing part time in 2009. The 26 year old, who primarily drag raced found some success in the 48, with two fourteen placed finishes, and four total top 20s in five starts. Lyons nearly returned for 2010, but Greg Rudd joined MBV Racing instead, so Lyons went back to drag racing.

#### Greg Rudd (2010-)

Greg Rudd would join MBV Racing after spending his whole career in the AARL with Competitive Edge Motorsports, because MBV was the only team to give him a part time ride. In those five races, Rudd would finish no better than 25th, a far cry from the season Jeff Lyons had in the same car the year prior. Despite this, Rudd was resigned for 2011. Rudd's schedule was reduced to three races for the 2011 season, and in those three races he would have a best finish of 22nd at Talladega. Rudd would return for the 2012 season, schedule reduced further to only two races.

### Car Number 88 History

#### Chris Randolph (2004-2005)

Chris Randolph DNF'd the first race, but finished a promising 10th, then 6th. Randolph, however was not able to keep the pace, cracking the top ten only two more times out of the seven remaining races, finishing outside of the top fifteen in four of them. Randolph was also unable to finish inside the top five at all, something his teammate, Doug Pemberton was able to acheive. However, Randolph still edged out Pemberton but more than ten points in the final standings. Coming into Phoenix 14th in the standings, if he did not crash out in the season finale, he would have kept his 14th spot.

Chris Randolph raced a very poor 2005 campaign, failing to finish inside the top 10, the only driver to do so that season. At Rockingham, his best track, he finished 15th after a risky pit call late in the race did not pay off. Randolph managed to finish 11th at Bristol, his best race of the season. His best finishes besides Bristol came at Rockingham, Wall Stadium, and Talladega, all finishes of 15th. Randolph finished 22nd in the point standings, the worst of all drivers, including part timers. After the season, Randolph was fired.

#### Wilbert Marks (2006-)

Rookie Wilbert Marks began his 2006 season with a 16th at Dover, then finished inside of the top 15th twice. After a string of finishes near 20th, he would finish he season with two more top fifteens, finishing his rookie season 20th, with two years left on his contract. For 2007, Marks would regress slightly, with only five top top 20 finishes, compared to his nine the year prior. Marks would finish 22nd on the season, 2 places worse than his rookie year, making 2008, his contract year, an important one. In 2008, Marks would only finish in the top 20 three times, and finish 3 places worse than in 2007, finishing a position worse than teammate Leo Goodman. Despite this, Marks would be resigned through 2010 at season's end.

In 2009, Marks would have a very solid year, marking the first time MBV Racing had an improvment in the point standings since 2006. Marks would earn his second top ten of his career at Richmond, and finished 23rd on the year, two positions over his previous 2008 season result of 2008. Marks would have a slightly worse 2010 season, not returning to the top ten, and having a best finish of 15th. However, he would finish 23rd on the year again, earning himself a two year extension with the team. In 2011 Marks would have a severe regression, finishing 6 spots worse in the points, 29th. Marks would not return to the top fifteen, with his sole top twenty coming at Talladega, 16th. Coming into a contract year, Marks would need to return back to his normal form to keep his ride.