FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Mooresville, NC (June 16, 2014) – NASCAR’s first Hispanic driver, Carlos Contreras, will be behind the wheel of the No. 44 TriStar Motorsports Toyota Camry for the road course races on the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule. He will pilot a TriStar Motorsports Camry at Road America (June 21st), Watkins Glen (August 9th) and Mid-Ohio (August 16th). Contreras was recently at TriStar Motorsports to meet the team and get fitted into the road course car being built for him.
“I’m very excited to be joining TriStar Motorsports for these three races,” commented Contreras. “I know a little something about road courses, so I know we can do a really good job together. It is going to be fun!”
38 Special Filtered Cigars, Ingersoll Rand, Voli Vodka and Global Aircraft Solutions will all join Contreras on the No. 44 Camry, as he inches closer to his 100th NASCAR start.
“We are 100% behind Carlos and his Chase to reach his first 100 NASCAR races,” said Mike Vazquez, 38 Special Filtered Cigar representative. “The first year back for him has been more about seat time and on-track comfort, and for 38 Special, as a new sponsor, it has been mostly about getting our off- track execution going. However, we know that Carlos and TriStar Motorsports can go well beyond those expectations in these three events.”
“Ingersoll Rand is proud to welcome Carlos to our racing family” said Phillip Delnick, vice president of North and Latin America sales for Power Tools at Ingersoll Rand. “As a company that prides ourselves in delivering world class performance, we know that Carlos has what it takes to deliver the same behind the wheel of the No. 44.”
“TriStar Motorsports is very excited to have Carlos behind the wheel of our Camry at the road course events this season,” said Mark Smith, TriStar Motorsports Owner. “Carlos is a great driver on these road courses and we are happy to have him on board.”
The Gardner Denver 200 Fired Up by Johnsonville at Road America on June 21st will be Contreras’ 93rd NASCAR start.
About TriStar Motorsports NC, LLC: TriStar Motorsports NC, LLC currently fields Toyota Camrys in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Mike Bliss, Jeff Green, Will Kimmel, Blake Koch, Hal Martin, Eric McClure and David Starr. Located in Mooresville, North Carolina, TriStar Motorsports has competed in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series since 1989; fielding cars for some of NASCAR’s premier drivers including Bobby Hamilton, Greg Sacks, Phil Parsons, Mike Wallace, Jason Keller, Reed Sorenson, Tony Raines and others. To find out more information about TriStar Motorsports please visit www.tristarmotorsportsnc.com, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
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