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[/media-credit]GC Motorsports International, formally known as Go Canada Racing, has announced that they’ve partnered with Dave Jacombs Racing to form GC Motorsports Canada. They also announced that the primary driver for the team will be Andrew Ranger, who will be running the full NASCAR Canadian Tire Series schedule in 2012.
“I am very excited about our organizations working together. I got to know Steve and the team last year and was really intrigued by what they were trying to put together,”Jacombs says. “Over the last few months Steve and I came to the conclusion that working together could accelerate the growth of both programs. Long term, I see us having dominant programs in multiple series on both sides of the border.”
Ranger, the two-time series champion, will also run select NASCAR Nationwide Series races, including the NAPA Auto Parts 200 in Montreal.
“I am really looking forward to competing for my third NASCAR Canadian Tire Series championship,” the Quebec native says. “It will be great working with Dave again, and I am really looking forward to get back behind the wheel in the Nationwide series. GCMI is developing a very strong strategy to grow the team and I think I am at the perfect point of my career to grow with them.”
Steve Meehan, who originally formed Go Canada Racing, is looking forward to what this year has to bring.
“We feel we have a very formidable program by balancing experienced drivers with younger up-and-coming drivers,” Meehan says. “This multi-driver and multi-tier approach to our program will allow us to continue to build a very strong program that will enable an evolution to competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. In addition, it will allow us to develop marketing partnerships all across North America.”
