Mast Family Racing

Mast Family Racing joined the AARL in 2007, creating the 73 team.

#### Jalen Ray (2009-)

After driving the 74 for Mast Family Racing full time in 2008, Jalen Ray was sent to AARL Two to race full time in it's inagural season. During that, Ray would race three races in the new 4 car, finishing poorly at Richmond but earning a top ten at Road Atlanta, and a 14th placed finish at La Crosse. After the 2009 season, it was announced that Ray would be driving the 4 full time in 2010, in addition to driving full time in AARL Two. In the 2010 season Ray impressed, finishing 19th in the point standings, tying the best finish in Mast Family Racing history. Ray would earn a top ten at the season opener, and finished over half the races in the top twenty. After that impressive season, he was resigned to a two year deal.

In Ray's 2011 season he would have a bit of a slump, not finishing in the top ten for the first time in his career, and finishing 2 positions worse in the point standings. However, Ray would be the best finishing Mast Family Racing driver that season.

### Car Number 73 History

#### Ray Pyne (2007-2010)

Rookie Ray Pyne would join Mast Family Racing for their first season in AARL One, signing on for a single year. In both Ray Pyne and Mast Family's first race at Dover, they finished 13th, eventually earning a 6th placed finish at Road Atlanta, and then a week later their first top five at Bristol. Later in the year, they would finish third at Talladega, and finish their first season 19th overall, finishing second out of the three new teams. Mast Family would resign Ray Pyne through 2009 after a very solid rookie year, finishing second in Rookie of the Year points. For Mast Family Racing's second year, 2008, Pyne would not be able to return to the top five, only earning two top tens on the year. However, Pyne would finish two positions over Mast Family's new car, the 74 of rookie Jalen Ray.

In Pyne's 2009 season, he would regress - as well as Mast Family Racing as a whole. However, Pyne would still preform better than his teammates, finishing two positions better in the points than Roger Rowe, who had ran the full year in the 74. Pyne would also earn a 10th placed finish at Rockingham, one less than the year prior, despite this, he earn a one year contract extension. Pyne would not make the most of that opprotunity, finishing 22nd in the point standings again, and again only earning a single top ten. This year, however, both of his teammates would beat him in the point standings, leaving Mast Family Racing to sign a new driver for 2011, and Pyne to sign with Island Motorsports.

#### Zhou Zhu (2010-)

Zhou Zhu would drive the 73 for the 2011 season, being signed from a manufacturer team from AARL Two. Zhu finished 25th in the point standings, a respectable finish for the rookie.

### Car Number 74 History

#### Jalen Ray (2008)

Rookie Jalen Ray would drive Mast Family Racing's new team for 2008, earning a top ten at Talladega. Ray would finish 22nd in the point standings, two positions below Ray Pyne, his teammate. Jalen Ray would earn an extension with Mast Family Racing through 2010, but he would be moved to full time racing in AARL Two's first season in 2009, only competing in AARL One part time.

#### Roger Rowe (2009)

Roger Rowe impressed in 2008, driving for Island Motorsports, earning an offer from Mast Family Racing. Jalen Ray, who had driven the car the year prior, was moved to part time and AARL Two since Rowe took his seat. Rowe would earn a ninth placed finish at Richmond, the best finish of any Mast Family Racing driver that year. However, Rowe would finish 24th in the points, underpreforming his car slightly. Originally planned to be resigned for 2010, Rowe was allowed to leave after Mike Parrott fell into Mast Family Racing's lap - since he was known to not be the best driver to work around.

#### Mike Parrott (2010-2011)

Mike Parrott would join Mast Family Racing in 2010, signed through 2011. Parrott had two top ten finishes, with his best finish a suprise runner up at Wall Stadium. Parrott would finish 20th on the year, the second best Mast Family driver of the three that year. In 2011 Parrott was again the second best Mast Family Racing driver, finishing 22nd on the year. Parrott would not return to the top ten, but was still expected to be resigned. However, Andy Raines approached Mast Family, and they gave him Parrott's seat.

## AARL Two Series History

### Car Number 07 History

#### Aaron Guzman (2009)

Aaron Guzman was brought on for the 2009 season, the inagural AARL Two season. Guzman would race in four races, earning a best finish of 15th at Wall and Talladega. Guzman would not be resigned for 2010, being replaced by a rookie.

#### Carson O'Neal Jr. (2010-2011)

16 year old Carson O'Neal Jr. would sign with Mast Family Racing for the 2010 season, racing part time, and finishing with a best finsih of 18th at Wall. In 2011, he would only drive for two races, to let him be able to compete for Rookie of the Year the next year, when he is contractually obligated to drive full time. O'Neal drove the 4 team in 2012, being renumbered to 07, with the originial 07 shutting down.

### Car Number 4(2009-2011)/07(2012-) History

#### Jalen Ray (2009-2010)

After driving full time in AARL One in his rookie season, 2008, for Mast Family Racing, Ray was dropped down to AARL Two for 2009. Ray would also race an additional three AARL One races that year. Jalen Ray would begin the 2009 season with a 10th placed finish at Dover, and would finish no worse than 16th barring a DNF at Talladega, with Ray's best finish coming at Pikes Peak, 8th. Because of Ray's consistency, he managed to finish 9th in the point standings, losing out to Sara Swayne and Elle Webb, who had only driven in six races each.

Jalen Ray drove the 4 part time again in 2010, earning another top ten at Dover, as well as Talladega. Ray would finish outside the top fifteen only twice, en route to once again finishing 9th in the point standings, not a good of a season as he had in AARL One.

#### Robert Chapman (2011)

Robert Chapman drove the 4 in 2011, finishing a horrible 24th in the point standings, earning only two top fifteens, compared to Jalen Ray's eight the year prior. Chapman was not resigned, and the 4 was instead driven by Carson O'Neal in 2012, being renumbered to 07, as he had drove for Mast Family Racing under the 07 the past two years, part time.