The NASCAR Camping World East Series Home Tracks 150 presented by Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet at Greenville-Pickens Speedway on April 11 kicks off what hopes to be a successful season for the Grimm Racing Team. After finishing seventh in the points last year, Eddie MacDonald feels all the hard work and dedication will pay off for the team in only its second full year of operation.

“Last year was our first full season with Rob Grimm as an owner and we were very happy with our success. Rob continues to provide us with what we need. This year we expect to do even better because we have essentially the same crew and this is really important to any success we have on the track. We have had all winter to prepare our cars and everyone has done a great job. We are ready to go”, said MacDonald at the Newbury, Mass. shop.

The Grimm Construction Chevy finished fifth in last season’s opener at the historic half mile oval but MacDonald is hopeful this year’s run will be a lot better saying, “ Last year we did not qualify well at all and had to start in the back of the pack. The car did not handle well at all but we were lucky enough to miss the wrecks and work our way up through the field. It was good enough for a fifth place finish but we hope to have a much more competitive car this weekend. We need to get there to work on the race set-up. It is a unique track and it is really fun to drive.”

MacDonald has had a lot of his success on flat tracks and sees Greenville-Pickens as an opportunity to start the season on a very positive note saying, “We would like nothing better to start off with win at this track. There is so much history there. It is fun just to be out there running on the track that had so many great drivers compete there. But you have to be patient, try to run the inside, and stay out of trouble. You have to manage your tires because that place eats them up quickly. There are a lot of good teams and drivers in the series this year so it should be a fun race for everyone.”

With only eleven races on the schedule, MacDonald knows that finishing every race is important to challenge for the championship saying, “We need to eliminate problems. Last year we had two engine failures at the road course tracks. We had a fuel pump issue that knocked us out of another race. If we just had decent runs at those tracks we could have finished much better in the points. We need to stay on the track and stay out of trouble.”

MacDonald is eager to start the season knowing crew chief Rollie LaChance and the crew will do whatever it takes to win saying, “I can’t say enough about how well Rollie and the crew work together. I am very happy to have everyone back and focused on improving on last year. These guys work hard so we can be successful every week.”

The Speed channel will air the race on April 16th. Check your local listing for times.