Miguel Paludo and Nelson Piquet Jr. join Turner Road America Nationwide plan
Turner Motorsports will field four entries for next month's Nationwide Series race at Road America with truck series regulars Nelson Piquet Jr. and Miguel Paludo joining the stable.
The two Brazilian drivers will join full-time NNS championship competitor Justin Allgaier (No. 31) and No. 38 driverBrad Sweet in the June 23rd race at the 4.048-mile road course in Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Paludo, who is slated to drive the No. 32 Chevrolet Impala, will be making his first career NNS start.
"I'm very excited to be making my first NASCAR Nationwide Series start, especially at Road America," said Paludo. "It's such a unique track with so many elevation changes and a very long, fast frontstretch. Our team tested at Virginia International Raceway this week and it was my very first time in a Nationwide Series car. We have such a solid team that I know we'll be going into the race really prepared. Last year, the No. 32 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet went to victory lane in that race, and I'm hoping that we can make it two years in a row."
Piquet Jr. is scheduled to pilot the No. 30 Chevrolet Impala and has two previous career NNS starts.
"I'm really looking forward to making my first Nationwide Series start of the season," Piquet Jr. stated. "I earned a top-10 in my very first Nationwide Series start, my first start on a road course in NASCAR, and I've grown a lot as a driver in the two years since then. The two tracks are quite different, but I spent a lot of my career on road courses before coming to NASCAR. The Turner Motorsports cars have been performing extremely well in the Nationwide Series this year, getting a win already in Daytona, so my expectation is that we can bring home a victory."
The two Brazilian drivers will join full-time NNS championship competitor Justin Allgaier (No. 31) and No. 38 driver
Paludo, who is slated to drive the No. 32 Chevrolet Impala, will be making his first career NNS start.
"I'm very excited to be making my first NASCAR Nationwide Series start, especially at Road America," said Paludo. "It's such a unique track with so many elevation changes and a very long, fast frontstretch. Our team tested at Virginia International Raceway this week and it was my very first time in a Nationwide Series car. We have such a solid team that I know we'll be going into the race really prepared. Last year, the No. 32 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet went to victory lane in that race, and I'm hoping that we can make it two years in a row."
Piquet Jr. is scheduled to pilot the No. 30 Chevrolet Impala and has two previous career NNS starts.
"I'm really looking forward to making my first Nationwide Series start of the season," Piquet Jr. stated. "I earned a top-10 in my very first Nationwide Series start, my first start on a road course in NASCAR, and I've grown a lot as a driver in the two years since then. The two tracks are quite different, but I spent a lot of my career on road courses before coming to NASCAR. The Turner Motorsports cars have been performing extremely well in the Nationwide Series this year, getting a win already in Daytona, so my expectation is that we can bring home a victory."
