NASCAR Cup Series

Moffitt lands another Sprint Cup opportunity for next three races

Published Mar. 4, 2015 11:15 a.m. ET

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Brett Moffitt will drive for Front Row Motorsports for the next three races, beginning this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Moffitt, who is under contract with Michael Waltrip Racing, finished eighth filling in for Brian Vickers last weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Vickers will return to MWR this weekend at Las Vegas.

Moffitt, 22, will drive the organization's No. 34 Ford at Las Vegas, Phoenix International Raceway and Auto Club Speedway. He will fill in for David Ragan, who is currently driving the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 while Kyle Busch recovers from a broken right leg and broken left foot suffered at Daytona.

Moffitt has nine wins in the K&N Pro Series East.

"I'm excited about the opportunity to run some races for Front Row," Moffitt said. "After last weekend, I'm obviously eager to get back into a car and keep racing. I'm grateful to Bob Jenkins and his team for giving me the chance to do that. I'll do my best to get some good finishes for them. I'm also thankful that Michael Waltrip Racing is allowing me to pursue this opportunity. I think it's going to benefit everyone in the end."

While Front Row is a Ford team, and Michael Waltrip Racing competes with Toyotas, MWR team co-owner Rob Kauffman supported the agreement.

"As we anticipated, there has been heightened interest for Brett Moffitt's services after his solid performance last weekend in Atlanta," Kauffman said. "While he is committed to MWR, we are happy for him to gain further valuable experience and help Bob Jenkins, Jerry Freeze and the team at Front Row Motorsports over the next few races. Bob and Front Row were very gracious with our Toyota teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing after Kyle Busch's unfortunate injuries by allowing David Ragan to vacate the No. 34 to drive the No. 18. We will continue to work on future opportunities for Brett."