Andrew Ranger to finish the 2008 season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series

Trois-Rivières, August 17th, 2008: After having shown his immense talent two weeks ago in Montreal, it is now official; Andrew Ranger will finish the season and participate in 7 NASCAR Nationwide Series events starting Friday August 22nd.

 

Once again, it will be at the wheel of the #22 Fitz Motorsports car that Andrew Ranger will start in the Food City 250 which will take place at the legendary Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. This event will be a first for Andrew; a Nationwide Series race on an oval track.

 

Andrew Ranger is also confirmed to participate in the races at Richmond, Charlotte, Memphis, Texas, Phoenix and will close out the season in Homestead on November 15th during the NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup season finale. All these races will be on oval race tracks. Andrew is sponsored by Tide, Wal-Mart, Supercuts, Habitations Éric Alary and Autodrome St-Eustache for his NASCAR debut in the USA. Andrew will continue and complete his season in the Canadian Series where he will attempt to win back to back championships. He is presently 4th in the standings only 134 points out of first place.

 

Armando Fitz, Fitz Motorsports team owner, is very confident to put a talented young driver such as Andrew at the wheel of his car. "I really loved his perseverance in Montreal. This promising driver is not afraid to mix it up. His profile is also exactly the image we want our team and sponsors to portray."

 

"I am really happy and honored that Fitz Motorsports have chosen me as their driver for these races. To run in the Nationwide Series is a new challenge for me and also an excellent path for my career as a NASCAR driver. I am more than ready to take this on and I will give it everything I've got to position myself as a contender in this series. I want to thank all the fans that encourage me continually, their support is very important for me. I would also like to thank my sponsors who are offering me an opportunity to realize a dream. However, I want to indicate that I will continue to compete in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series." declared a very enthusiastic Andrew Ranger.

 

The NASCAR Nationwide Series events are broadcasted in Canada on TSN and RDS (limited schedule) as well as ABC and ESPN2 in the United States. This great announcement was made in the media centre of the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières.

 

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Source: Professional Sports Management
Contact: Audrey Choquette / achoquette@prosportsmanagement.ca / 514-926-7674