Matt Plumb on the Fast Track

When Matt Plumb straps in behind the wheel of a high performance race car, he makes things happen. Fast.

2008 was a big year for Matt. He led in the very first race he started as a Daytona Prototype driver in the super competitive, star studded Rolex 24 At Daytona. Then he won the first professional race held at New Jersey Motorsports Park by winning the KONI Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner class with Bill Fenton Motorsports. He's making history right out of the box.

In a Ford Mustang FR5000C for the first time , he managed to blow away the competition, teaming up with his brother Hugh Plumb and Mike Canney to win the season-ending Bosch Engineering Twin Six Hours race at VIR in October.

Rumbum is sponsoring Matt in the #69 Speedsource FXDD Mazda GT in the Rolex Grand American Series. "We're excited about Matt . He's a force to be reckoned with this season and we're proud to be partners", said Luis Bacardi of Rumbum.

"This is a great opportunity for me and I'm really excited to get things off to a fast start down in Daytona," said Plumb, who also scored a podium in Rolex Sports Car Series competition with an outstanding drive in challenging conditions at Mid-Ohio. "Mike (Canney) kept making progress through the season last year, right up to our win at VIR, so I'm really looking forward to a full-year program that should have us in the championship fight."

"There are a lot of good resources going into this effort, particularly from the human resources point of view," said Plumb, who will return to the Rolex 24 At Daytona in the No. 69 Speedsource Mazda RX-8 entry. "There are some very smart and very experienced guys who are involved with this effort, so I think we should be able to get a fast start right from Daytona. Obviously Mike and I got off to a good start working together last year with the win at VIR, and that's something that this team is going to be building on this year. It's also a great opportunity to race with my brother (Hugh) as a teammate because we get along great so that makes the experience that much better."

Expect Plumb to make a lot of noise at this year's Daytona and skyrocket from there. He's on the fast track to victory and the history books.