Patrick Carpentier will return to the NASCAR circuit next weekend driving Frank Stoddard Jr's No. 32 Ford at Kansas Speedway.
The Canadian driver, who now lives in Las Vegas, has confirmed that he will compete in his first NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the year on June 5 at the 1.5-mil banked oval, round 13 of the 2011 schedule.
Carpentier said in a press release that for the first time in his Sprint Cup career, he will be driving a car that is already qualified for the race. This will allow him to work on qualifying and race set ups rather than concentrate only on preparing the car for qualifying in order to make the field.
Frank Stoddard's team is currently 33rd with 169 points. Four drivers have driven the No. 32 Ford so far in the first 11 of 12 races of the season.
Ride to Conquer Cancer
For a change of pace, Carpentier will take part in the third running of the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, a two-day cycling event scheduled for July 9-10, 2011. The money raised in the Ride to Conquer Cancer will benefit the Montreal Jewish General Hospital cancer research programs. The two-day event will depart from Montreal and will travel to Quebec City with an overnight stay in Trois-Rivieres.
The Canadian driver, who now lives in Las Vegas, has confirmed that he will compete in his first NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the year on June 5 at the 1.5-mil banked oval, round 13 of the 2011 schedule.
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Carpentier said in a press release that for the first time in his Sprint Cup career, he will be driving a car that is already qualified for the race. This will allow him to work on qualifying and race set ups rather than concentrate only on preparing the car for qualifying in order to make the field.
Frank Stoddard's team is currently 33rd with 169 points. Four drivers have driven the No. 32 Ford so far in the first 11 of 12 races of the season.
Ride to Conquer Cancer
For a change of pace, Carpentier will take part in the third running of the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, a two-day cycling event scheduled for July 9-10, 2011. The money raised in the Ride to Conquer Cancer will benefit the Montreal Jewish General Hospital cancer research programs. The two-day event will depart from Montreal and will travel to Quebec City with an overnight stay in Trois-Rivieres.