So just what does a NASCAR driver have to do to keep his job?

Win six of the 23 races in the season including that final race of the year to win the 2018 championship? Done and done. Even those accomplishments didn’t help Brett Moffitt.

The 26-year-old Iowa native tied with Truck series veteran Johnny Sauter for the most wins in the 2018 season. Moffitt however won the biggest race, the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It was a win which also earned him the 2018 Truck Series championship.

Just days after the season, Moffitt was looking for work after losing his Truck Series seat. few would argue that Moffitt didn’t get a raw deal. The team he won the title with, Hattori Racing Enterprises, released Moffitt on December 5 saying they needed a driver who could bring funding to the team.

“I didn't know until about 10 days after Homestead,” he said. “I went in there and found out via phone after I left that day from the shop; found out that they had signed a driver all the way back to the beginning of October.

“It what it is. But at least we’ve got a championship to build off of; hopefully have an opportunity to go do it again next year.”

And, yes, there is some bitterness.

“There's always bitterness you know but it's part of this sport,” he said. “I mean. I really enjoyed working with that team and the guys on that team it was it was really a special, special relationship we all had together, and I hope we'll work with them again in the future.”

This isn’t the first time Moffitt has needed a ride in NASCAR. In addition to his time at Hattori, Moffitt has raced for Joe Gibbs Racing and Michael Waltrip Racing as a development driver for Toyota. He’s also raced for Red Horse Racing in the Truck series and made starts in the Xfinity series for GMS Racing.

For the first time in his career however, he has the title of Truck Series champion on his resume.

“I've been a free agent a few times,” he said. “And talking to the teams and the sponsors and especially the team side, from the competition point they get it. They've always seen my talent and what I can do. But you know I never really had the resume; I never had a championship on my list or the amount of wins that I needed. And I think now it definitely helps moving forward with that on my resume and it just helps open more doors.”

Those doors have not fully opened yet, however.

“We’ve got a lot of stuff going on that I think is all positive,” he said. “Nothing concrete yet but I'm hoping in the next week or two we'll know and have a better sense of direction. So hopefully I'll be back in a winning ride and go after another championship.”

Whether that direction will be a new ride in the Truck Series on not isn’t exactly a given.

“You know the biggest thing for me is being in winning race cars,” he said. “Right now, it's not about what series as long as it’s one of the top three series and actually winning races and having a shot at a championship.”

Moffitt has 45 starts in the Cup Series, and while maybe not in the immediate future, that’s someplace he would like to return to.

“You know ideally, and in my mind, I think it would be a shame if I didn't get a shot at the Cup level and championship winning equipment at some point my career,” he said. “I'm not saying right now but I think I have the capability to do it. It’d be a little bit of a shame if I never got that opportunity. But at the same time if I can race with great Truck teams or Xfinity teams the rest of my life and make a living doing that and go in and week in week out and have chances to win races and win championships that's what drives me.”

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