Randy Moss, one of the NFLs top talents and controversial personalities, has said he plans to throw his helmet into the mix by starting up a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team for the 2009 season.

Moss Motorsports is in the preliminary stages of making his team a reality, but the ripples will soon be felt all over NASCAR. Just as Chrissy Wallace's CTS venture has sparked a lot of debate over women racing in NASCAR, Moss' involvement very well may kick the door wide open for minorities in the sport of racing.

Moss is active in local dirt track racing in his home state of West Virginia and with the Urban Youth Racing School in Philadelphia - an organization aimed at giving minority youths an opportunity to break into racing (a sport few inner city kids have access to).

Putting a name like Moss' on a racing team, and most likely a minority driver in the seat, will open the flood gates for a whole new fan and marketing base.

- Mr Pressbox

[ I will avoid the easy jokes and comments about Moss creating a racing team at this point. I'll leave that to the professionals, like theSportsComedian]