NASCAR: 'Mad' Max Papis to drive Childress Chevrolet at Road America

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Italian race car driver Max Papis will drive the No. 33 Rheem/Menards Chevrolet on Road America's road circuit June 23.

Papis, the 2004 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series champion, is driving in NASCAR series and coaching young driver Austin Dillon this season.

A RCR press release says that Papis will drive chassis No. 097 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series stable in Saturday’s Sargento 200.

Photo: Richard Childress Racing

Built new for the 2012 season, this RCR chassis will be put through its first competitive laps this weekend at Road America.

Papis will compete against a horde of road racing experts such as Ron Fellows, Jacques Villeneuve and Nelson Piquet Jr.