DEREK WHITE JUMPS INTO NATIONWIDE SERIES RIDE
August 7, 2012. Kahanawake, QC racer Derek White, a former rookie of the year in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, is ready to take the next step up the NASCAR ladder. White has signed with SR2 Motorsports to pilot the #24 Boutique Fashion Broker Chevrolet in the NAPA 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, QC August 18th. |
“This is a dream come true” said White. “And we’re jumping right in this weekend to get ready”. In advance of the Montreal race, White has also agreed to work with the SR2 Motorsports this weekend at Watkins Glen International Raceway and attempt to qualify for the Zippo 200 in the #00 Boutique Fashion Broker Chevrolet. “We all agreed it would be a good idea to get to know the team, work together for a weekend and get to know each other” said White. “We’re not locked in so hopefully we get up to speed quickly and qualify for the race” he added. This has been a busy stretch of racing action for Derek White. This past weekend he competed in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series event at the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres. “It felt good to get back in the car after a little bit of a layoff” said White. “My team worked really hard to get the car ready and we had a very good run” said White. For the second consecutive year drivers at Trois-Rivieres had to deal with rain and that suited Derek White just fine. Last year White began the event in 21st position and drove a marvelous race scoring a seventh place finish. This past weekend was also impressive. “I’ve raced on ice before so the rain doesn’t bother me at all” explained White. “This year we didn’t quite get into the top ten but gained nine spots during the race” he added. This weekend at Watkins Glen White will practice the #00 Boutique Fashion Broker Chevrolet Friday afternoon and line up for qualifying Saturday morning. The race is Saturday afternoon. The NAPA 200 from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal takes place August 18th and can be seen live on TSN beginning at 2PM Eastern in Canada and will also air on ESPN in the United States. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series race will air at 12:30PM Eastern on TSN immediately prior to the Nationwide race. Derek White will be fielding a full time entry in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2012 with Steve Cote as driver and is also planning to participate in several events himself. Photo: Derek White in the #99 Boutique Fashion Broker Chevrolet at Trois-Rivieres Credit: Joe Hamilton This release prepared by, TL Sports & Entertainment, todd@tlsportsent.com (239) 961-2618
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