Pat MacDonald, Cofounder

Pat and her husband Marrill "Doc" MacDonald are founding members of MacDonald Motorsports.  Since the passing of "Doc", Pat helps the organization focus on the future and adheres to the vision of her husband.  A proud grandparent from Oshawa, Canada, Pat enjoys traveling with the team, spending time with her grandchildren, and following her spiritual calling.  A longtime member of MRO, Pat has been a mainstay in NASCAR for over 30 years.

Randy MacDonald, Owner

A native to Oshawa, Canada and an engineering grad, Randy is the driving force behind MacDonald Motorsports.  His extensive racing career spreads over 40 years.   By competing in the top three tiers of NASCAR, Randy has raced amongst the sports legends.   As a talented young racer, Randy was the 1985 Busch North (Camping World East) Rookie of the Year.  A loving husband and father of two daughters, Randy enjoys spending time scouting new talented drivers as well as following his spiritual calling.

Patrick Donahue, Crew Chief

He was born and raised in South Portland, Maine, and moved to North Carolina fresh out of high school and went to work for Hendrick Motorsports from 1993 through 2000. Donahue worked directly with Jeff Gordon's Dupont team during which time the team won three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships. At the end of 1998, Ray Evernham and Gordon started a Nationwide Series team.

From Hendrick Motorsports, Donahue went to work fulltime for Evernham before taking Brian Vickers Nationwide racing in 2001 and 2002. Braun Racing's Nationwide team would occupy his time after that before briefly going to work with Robby Gordon when Gordon started his Cup team. From there, Donahue went back to work for Evernham on Erin Crocker's Truck team.

Patrick has a high level of success in ARCA over the last three seasons. He won 8 races and 16 poles in 2007 and 2008. He lead Michael McDowell to second in ARCA points and Rookie of the Year honors in 2007. He then teamed with driver Scott Speed in 2008. Both drivers have moved on to the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series.


Wes Gonder
, Crewman / Front-tire Carrier / Painter


Ryan Hess
, Crewman / Rear-tire Carrier


Brian Anderson
Jackman/Fabricator/Mechanic


Mark Daniells
Truck Driver/Catch Can Man


Steve Oiler
Suspension and Break specialist