JR Fitzpatrick to Focus on Racing in Canada; Seat Open at Turn One

[media-credit id=4 align=”alignright” width=”200″][/media-credit]China Grove, NC (May 11, 2012) – Turn One Racing announced today that driver JR Fitzpatrick may not return to the seat of the No. 60 Chevrolet after efforts to find a full-season sponsor have been slow to materialize. Instead, Fitzpatrick will focus on another championship run in the Canadian Tire Series, and may return to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Seriesin a limited number of events later this year.

“We are definitely disappointed that JR will not be finishing out the year in the 60 truck,” said Team Owner, Stacy Compton. “He is a great young man with a lot of talent who has never really got the chance to race in the States all year long. We knew going in that we had an uphill battle ahead of us in trying to secure a full-season sponsor, but we were willing to take the gamble and put him in the truck at Daytona and Martinsville. Unfortunately, we just haven’t been able to secure a sponsor for JR and he has decided to focus on his racing efforts in Canada.”

When asked what that means for his team, Compton said, “We are actively looking for drivers who have sponsorship backing, while also pounding the pavement to try and find sponsors of our own. We went to the last two races with minimal sponsorship to try to keep the truck up in points so we have something more marketable to potential sponsors. Having a guaranteed starting spot is definitely more enticing to sponsors anddrivers alike.”

Compton’s team was one of the top contenders in 2011. Rookie Cole Whitt sat on the pole at Darlington, led six events, ran door-to-door with Kyle Busch before falling to second at Dover, and claimed 11 top-10 finishes in 25 starts. The team went on to finish ninth in the series standings.