Piquet graduates to Nationwide |
Piquet has four previous
Nationwide Series starts, earning a Top-10 finishg in his series debut at
Watkins Glen International in 2010. The Brasilia, Brazil native earned his
first Nationwide pole and win at Road America in 2012, only his third start.
The son of three-time
Formula One champion Nelson Piquet, Piquet Jr. made his NASCAR debut in the
2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway,
where he earned a sixth-place finish. After competing in five races that
season, Piquet added two full-time Truck seasons to his resume, the most recent
of which was with Turner Scott Motorsports. In 52 career Camping World Truck starts,
Piquet has recorded two wins (Michigan International Speedway and Las Vegas Motor
Speedway in 2012), 15 Top-5 and 28 Top-10 finishes. He also has one NASCAR
K&N Pro Series East win at Bristol Motor Speedway, which he scored in March
of 2012.
Piquet scored at Road America in 2012 |
"I am very happy to
be returning with Turner Scott Motorsports in 2013, and incredibly excited to
be making the move to the NASCAR Nationwide Series" said Piquet. "I
said from the very beginning of my NASCAR career that I wanted to go about it
the right way and progress through the ranks when the time was right; that I
wouldn't rush. I feel that 2012 was a really fantastic season for me and it
provided me with the opportunity to go to the next level. I'm very excited
about the challenge of the Nationwide Series, and I know that I'm going to be
doing it running for one of the best teams in the sport. I'm very grateful to
Turner Scott Motorsports and our new partners that have come on board to make
this full-time Nationwide season possible."
"We are proud to
continue our relationship with Nelson in 2013, and we are pleased
to be the team where he will take his career to the next level," said team
co-owner Harry Scott Jr. "Nelson was tremendously successful last season
and he has proven to be an asset to Turner Scott Motorsports. He and Chris
Carrier are a really good match, and we're glad we can give them a chance to
bring that chemistry to the Nationwide Series. We have what is arguably the
strongest lineup our Nationwide program has ever had, and we feel very
confident that Turner Scott Motorsports will be hoisting the trophy in
Homestead."
The NASCAR Nationwide
Series season kicks off on Saturday, February 23rd with theDRIVE4COPD 300 at
Daytona International Speedway where Worx will debut as primary sponsor of the
No. 30 Chevrolet.
James buecsher had a better season. They should have given him the ride.
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