David Stover Ready to Run His Home Track - Kansas Speedway

David Stover, driver of the #63 MB Motorsports Ford Truck, considers Kansas Speedway his home track since it is the closest NASCAR track to his hometown, Tulsa, Oklahoma. David also has many friends and fans in the Kansas City area as a result of 2002 rookie-of-the-year honors he earned driving late model stock cars at nearby I-70 Speedway, Odessa, Missouri.

David will be driving in his 3^rd NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race when he tackles his 1st speedway race at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway. He successfully met the challenges of the Memphis and Milwaukee racetracks the past two weeks by finishing 25^th and 18^th, respectively. The team also earned the Waste Management Picking Up the Places award in Milwaukee, by advancing 12 positions for the 18^th place finish.

"It will be fun to run Kansas Speedway," stated David Stover. "There's a little pressure with this race. It will be my 3^rd NASCAR race and my 1^st time on a 1.5-mile track. But this is the place that the MB Motorsports #63 team got their best finish last year – 8^th place. I know these guys know how to setup the truck, now it is up to me to run a good race and hopefully bring home a good finish.”  

MB Motorsports based out of Foristell, Missouri, a western suburb of St. Louis, has a long racing history in the Kansas City area. Since 1990, they have competed at I-70 Speedway in the late model division, and in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at I-70 Speedway, Topeka Road Course, and Kansas Speedway. MB Motorsports has launched the NASCAR careers of drivers from the surrounding area including Jamie McMurray (Joplin, MO), Carl Edwards (Columbia, MO), and David Stover (Tulsa, OK).

"We have many friends and fans in the Kansas City area," commented owner, Mike Mittler. "We've logged a lot miles between St. Louis and Kansas City over the years. The last two years we've been able to run pretty well at Kansas Speedway, finishing 16^th and 8th. Last year with Carl Edwards driving in only his 3^rd NASCAR race we had our best NASCAR Truck finish (8^th place) since we started our team in 1995. This will be David’s 3^rd NASCAR race this year. I’m sure he will put pressure on himself, but we simply expect him to do his best. We approach each race with 3 goals – qualify for the race, run the truck to the limit the setup will allow, and finish the race.”  

Watch for the #63 Dave Porter / Summer Bay Resort Ford Truck in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 race broadcast live on Speed Channel television and MRN radio at 1:00 PM Saturday, July 5, 2003.