st ▁in ▁points . ▁Mc D ow ell ▁left ▁for ▁H P ▁Racing ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁and ▁Mac Donald ▁signed ▁on ▁Ne uen berger ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁races ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 1 ▁while ▁Koch ▁returned ▁to ▁drive ▁ 2 0 ▁races ▁for ▁R OT Y ▁hon ors . ▁However , ▁Koch ' s ▁spons or ship ▁from ▁Day star ▁Television ▁Network ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁putting ▁Koch ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 1 ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Koch ▁lost ▁the ▁Ro ok ie ▁title ▁to ▁Tim my ▁Hill ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁point . ▁Re ed ▁Sor enson ▁was ▁h ired ▁on ▁the ▁week end ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas ▁race ▁to ▁drive ▁the ▁team ' s ▁second ▁car ▁after ▁being ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁Turner ▁Mot ors ports ▁team . ▁Sor enson ▁stayed ▁with ▁Mac Donald ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁points ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁ ▁K & N ▁West ▁Series ▁champion ▁Jason ▁Bow les ▁drove ▁the ▁No . ▁ 8 1 ▁with ▁spons or ship ▁from ▁American ▁Major ity ▁and ▁P ledge To V ote . com ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁racing ▁season ▁and ▁finished ▁ 1 3 th ▁in ▁points . ▁ ▁K & N ▁Pro ▁Series ▁East ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁R andy ,