Nelson Piquet Jr. will be back at the high-banks of Daytona International Speedway on Friday night after making his stock car debut in the ARCA series here this past weekend.
In a statement “Red Horse Racing, is pleased to announce the addition of Nelson Piquet Jr. to its stable of drivers for the 2010 Camping World Truck Series season. Piquet Jr. will pilot the No. 1 Toyota Tundra in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway.
Piquet Jr. who previously drove for Renault in Formula One, and part of the crash-gate controversy last year said “I’m very excited! The size of the Daytona track is amazing. I can’t wait to reach 200mph side-by-side in a tight drafting pack of trucks!” Piquet said.
“The plans for the season are coming together really well. I can’t wait to get out on track and start my NASCAR career!”
“We have closely observed Nelson in our testing and believe he has a great future in NASCAR,” said Tom DeLoach, managing partner of Red Horse Racing.
“He exhibits excellent car control, gives good feedback, but needs the side-by-side experience. He’ll get plenty of that in Daytona! Nelson has a huge international following which hopefully will attract a race partner for the team.”
photo:Red Horse Racing
In a statement “Red Horse Racing, is pleased to announce the addition of Nelson Piquet Jr. to its stable of drivers for the 2010 Camping World Truck Series season. Piquet Jr. will pilot the No. 1 Toyota Tundra in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway.
Piquet Jr. who previously drove for Renault in Formula One, and part of the crash-gate controversy last year said “I’m very excited! The size of the Daytona track is amazing. I can’t wait to reach 200mph side-by-side in a tight drafting pack of trucks!” Piquet said.
“The plans for the season are coming together really well. I can’t wait to get out on track and start my NASCAR career!”
“We have closely observed Nelson in our testing and believe he has a great future in NASCAR,” said Tom DeLoach, managing partner of Red Horse Racing.
“He exhibits excellent car control, gives good feedback, but needs the side-by-side experience. He’ll get plenty of that in Daytona! Nelson has a huge international following which hopefully will attract a race partner for the team.”
photo:Red Horse Racing