Frenchman Julien Jousse, 26, will
join Eddie Sharp Racing for the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) Racing
Series season opening event at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday,
February 16.
The race will mark Jousse's ARCA Racing
Series' debut, and just his second start in a stock car. Jousse competed in the
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West event at All-American Speedway in Roseville,
Calif. in October 2012. With 15 years racing experience, Jousse is an
accomplished driver with race wins, pole awards and championships in everything
from go-karts to the European Le Mans Series. In 2011, he won the LMP1 Class
Championship in the European Le Mans Series.
"I am very excited to join
Eddie Sharp Racing," commented Jousse. "They have great equipment and
more importantly great people, which I believe is the key to success in stock
car racing. We have a lot to learn with the style of racing, but I am confident
we will be okay with the experienced team at ESR. I can't wait to get to
Daytona."
Jousse will make his debut with ESR
during the ARCA Racing Series test session at Daytona International Speedway,
December 14-16, 2012.
"Julien is a talented driver
with proven success on a world platform," said team owner Eddie Sharp.
"To have a driver of Julien's caliber recognize ESR's success in the ARCA
Racing Series and choose our team to kick off his stock car career is a real
honor. We're very excited to work with him during the test session this week
and we're looking forward to the race in February."
A proven contender in the ARCA
Racing Series, Sharp joined forces with driver Justin Lofton to win the 2009
series championship. ESR has proven to be a top team for developing young
talent for NASCAR competition. Drivers like Justin Lofton, Michael McDowell,
Scott Speed and Nelson Piquet Jr. have all piloted ESR entries in the ARCA
Series and have found success in the form of championships, rookie of the year
titles and race wins.
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