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 drivers who went on to successful Busch Series and Nextel Cup careers got their first NASCAR ride in an MB Motorsports Truck. The list includes Kenny Irwin, Jr., Tony Roper, Carl Edwards, Jamie McMurray, Chris Wimmer and 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.
The team received its most lucrative sponsorship to date in 2007 when the St. Louis-based Cooper Bussman came onboard to sponsor select races with driver Scott Lynch.
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