SR² Motorsports announced today that
it has expanded its role in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The second-year, Buford,
Ga.-based organization. will field three full-time teams out of its Mooresville
N.C shop in 2013, including the newly-purchased Nationwide Series operation of
MacDonald Motorsports. The acquired new team includes cars, equipment and owner
points of the former No. 81 team.
The team will continue to further
its relationship with Toyota Racing Development and enter the No. 00 Camry and
the No. 24 Camry. The third car number has yet to be selected. The company is
also working to finalize its driver lineup for the season, which will be
announced, along with sponsors, soon. SR² will race with leased engines from
Pro Motor Engines.
"We couldn't be more thrilled
about our expansion this season," said Jason Sciavicco, co-owner of SR²
Motorsports. "We came from a humble, yet strategic, start just one year
ago. We started our season with one car and finished 12th in Daytona
after qualifying on speed. The rest of the season we took our time to grow and
now we're in the position today to announce a three-car operation in only our
second season."
In the team's first year, SR²
Motorsports entered the No. 24 and No. 00. The season was highlighted by
various drivers giving the new team strong finishes and establishing its
foundation in the Nationwide Series. At the end of the season, SR² Motorsports
had accumulated five Top-20s, three Top-15s and a best start of ninth at
Homestead in the season finale, with Blake Koch behind the wheel. The team
hopes to build off that momentum into 2013.
"At the end of the season we
felt we could finally see our growth in our performance," continued
Sciavicco. "We feel that we have strong cars, tremendous support from
Toyota and great people heading into 2013. As we finalize our drivers and
partners, I think the capabilities are here for SR² Motorsports to be strong
contenders each week."
SR² Motorsports will begin its
season on Saturday, Feb. 23, on ESPN at Daytona International Speedway.
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