MB Motorsports
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MB Motorsports is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team based in Foristell, Missouri owned by Mike Mittler. The team is one of few to field entries every year since the Series' inception in 1995.
Several notable drivers who went on to successful Busch Series and Nextel Cup careers got their first NASCAR ride in an MB Motorsports Truck. This notable list includes 1998 Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year, the late Kenny Irwin, Jr.; the late Tony Roper; 2003 NCTS Rookie of the Year, Carl Edwards; 2003 Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year, Jamie McMurray; American Speed Association veteran, Chris Wimmer; and most recently Native American driver, J.R. Patton.
MB Motorsports made headlines in 2000 when Tony Roper was killed during a race at Texas Motor Speedway. Roper was one of four NASCAR drivers, including Adam Petty, former MB Motorsports driver Kenny Irwin, and seven-time Cup Series Champion Dale Earnhardt to be killed on track in less than nine months. All four men died of basal skull fractures.
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