NASCAR Canadian Tire Series: Thomson stays 'Home' for the next three years

Continuing one of the longest running sponsorship arrangements in Canadian racing, Fitzpatrick Motorsports driver Don Thomson Jr. and Home Hardware have reached an agreement for their partnership to continue for the next three seasons in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series (NCATS).

"We're thrilled to be continuing to work with the great people at Home Hardware" said driver of the #4 Home Hardware Chevrolet Don Thomson Jr. "The toughest part was coordinating schedules to get everyone face to face so we could finalize all of the details. Once we all got together everything came together very quickly and the support that Home Hardware is giving us with this new long term deal is fantastic. It really says a lot about their commitment to Fitzpatrick Motorsports and this series. I can't thank them enough".

While the racing competition doesn't begin for a couple of months Don Thomson Jr. and the Home Hardware team have been hard at work preparing two new cars for this years thirteen race schedule. "Our new oval track car is completed and all painted up and ready to go as soon as the snow clears" said Thomson. "We still have a bit of work to do on the new road course car".

This hard work day in and day out during the off season is one of the reasons that the Home Hardware Chevrolet is a front runner every weekend at the track. Last season Thomson claimed victory in the first ever NCATS race at Cayuga Speedway and also claimed the win at Mosport Speedway. In twelve events last year Thomson was on the podium four times and the Home Hardware team also collected a total of eight top-ten finishes. "We were pretty pleased with the overall results last year, but we fell a bit short in the championship and that's what the Home Hardware team is focused on for this season" said Thomson.

The #4 Home Hardware Chevrolet team will be back to defend their title in the first NCATS event of the season at Cayuga Speedway on Saturday May 24th. The 2008 NCATS schedule has expanded to thirteen events this year run on ovals, road courses and temporary street circuits across Canada. You can watch all thirteen races this season on TSN. For information about the NCATS including schedule, results and more, log onto www.nascar.ca

This release prepared by TL Sports & Entertainment // Photo of Don Thomson winning the NCATS race at Cayuga in 2007 by Greg MacPherson / Inside Track