Paul McMahan and Destiny Motorsports Will Continue to Race with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Next Year.
Story By: DESTINY MOTORSPORTS MEDIA
Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM
CONCORD, N.C. —November 4, 2016- Destiny Motorsports team owner Rick Rogers confirmed via a letter released to fans and media Thursday afternoon that the team will retain driver Paul McMahan and race with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series again next season.
“When we started this season we thought that we had done everything possible to improve on our previous season finish of 10th place in the WoO standings,” Rogers said. “When we went to Florida and it didn’t go the way we wanted it to, we were stunned to say the least. We decided that we were not going to panic and we would reevaluate after California and to be honest after California, I definitely thought about shutting the team down and moving on with life.”
Conversations with his family and primary sponsor, MonDak Portables, and finally a discussion with McMahan changed Rogers’ opinion.
“…I started having talks with members of my team to find out who would be on board for forging ahead and working to improve our race team,” Rogers explained. “I found out that the crew that I had in front of me was so determined to make this better that it sent chills down my spine.
“I have never had a driver that was as committed to my dream and me more than Paul McMahan,” he continued. “When we spoke to him about the results of the team and how things were going, the first thing I told him was that I understood that this is how he feeds his family and that I would not hold it against him if he left my team as we were not doing well at all and it was hurting his bottom line.
“I was caught a little off guard with his response. Paul looked me straight in the eye and said: “How about you and I work to fix this team and put us on the map where this team belongs?”, which as a car owner is very good thing to hear.”
Rogers said the team has put a lot of work into turning things around, and that work will continue during the offseason.
“As a team we have worked so hard to fix this team and we all feel that we are very close to completing our goal even though our results did not pick up as the year moved along,” Rogers said. “We end this season knowing exactly what we need to work on for next year and we have a very good plan moving into this offseason. We will work diligently this offseason to make this team better for next year.”
McMahan went winless this season, finishing 10th in WoO points and collecting only one top-five finish.
