Marc Davis has been with a few race teams in his short career. He was part of the Drive For Diversity program, had a stint with Roush Fenway Racing and currently is a development driver for Joe Gibbs Racing.
In three years with Joe Gibbs Racing, Davis has competed in many series and has had moderate success. He has competed along side racings hottest prospect Joey Logano. In the wake of Logano’s rise to the Sprint Cup Series, Davis has gone relatively unnoticed. Why does Logano get all the attention and Davis seems to get the scraps? That’s a question for JGR to answer.
When asked the question on Davis’s future plan JD Gibbs says that Marc is not ready to make the jump to the Nationwide Series. He goes on to say they may run him in some truck series races this season. See the key word here is “may”. It seems they don’t have a clear-cut plan for the youngster, but when you mention Joey Logano they have his whole future mapped out.
Then along comes Randy Moss Motorsports. Randy Moss has been a team owner for two months. Randy Moss Motorsports has already worked a deal to get Davis in his truck for as many as 6 races this season. Wow! Randy Moss Motorsports, a team that doesn’t have sponsorship and is trying to make a name for it’s self were able put Davis in ride. While the mighty 3 car cup team and 2 car Nationwide team can’t even find room for Davis.
What gives here? When will Gibbs and Toyota step up and give this young talented kid a shot. They say he needs seat time, well why not give it to him?
That is the only way he’s going to get better. Have you heard the term trial by fire or how about sink or swim? Give Davis the chance to sink or swim,
not frustrated and held back.
Sure money may be tight and sponsorship may be hard to come by, but there has to be some way to get this kid in car or truck. The Gibbs team have been lighting up the NASCAR circuit this season. Maybe they should take some of that prize money they are winning and invest it in the career of a very talented individual.
NASCAR has a Drive For Diversity program that has been around for years, but we have seen little come of it. In the way of drivers moving up the ranks and making it to the Cup, Nationwide or truck series Gibbs is on to a very good thing with there driver development program and the late Reggie White would be proud to see they have a young talent like Davis in the stable and ready to go, but I’m sure he would be asking the same questions that many of us are asking. What are you waiting for?
Davis has run well in everything that he has raced. Recently Davis made his ARCA debut and he finished an impressive 9th Place. That ride was not Joe Gibbs ride Marc’s dad Harry made that happen. Davis runs full-time in the NASCAR Camping World East Series where he sits 5th in points.
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