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#02 KeRRy MiCKS HOMETOWN: Mount Albert, Ontario // BIRTHDATE: January 10, 1962
SPONSORS/MAKE: Leland Industries / Beyond Digital Imaging / PartSource / Johnsonville / Gaunt Collision Centres / Triad Racing Technologies / SamEster / Seguin Marina / NGK / Castrol / Thor Motors / Cathcart Trucking / Prostate Cancer Canada – Ford Fusion
NOTABLE: The 1993 Canadian National Champion was shut out of the Winners Cir- cle in 2011, but still earned three podium finishes and made it into the top five on seven occasions, with a season-best, second place result coming in Montreal. Micks concluded his 2011 campaign with a top four finish overall, just 20 points shy of JR Fitzpatrick for third. For 2012, ‘Micks-ey’ will share the driving duties of the #02 Ford with Mark Dilley, Micks handling the road courses while Dilley tackles the ovals. The team will be fronted on the pitwall by experienced Crew Chief Rino Montanari.
QUOTABLE: “Mark and I didn’t have enough sponsorship to field two cars this year, so we’ll try something different, and go for the Owner’s Championship with the two of us driving a single entry. Apparently, no two drivers have ever won an Owner’s title in any NASCAR-sanctioned series. Between Mark, Rino and I, we’ll have a lot to input into the setup and we have some pretty high expectations for this year.”
#02 MARK dilley HOMETOWN: Barrie, Ontario // BIRTHDATE: January 20, 1969
SPONSORS/MAKE: Leland Industries / Beyond Digital Imaging / PartSource / Johnsonville / Gaunt Collision Centres / Triad Racing Technologies / SamEster / Seguin Marina / NGK / Castrol / Thor Motors / Cathcart Trucking / Prostate Cancer Canada – Ford Fusion.
NOTABLE: Moved up two positions from 2010 to finish in sixth place overall in the 2011 points standings, riding a record of one race victory (at Barrie Speedway), and a further four, top-five fin- ishes. This past Canadian National Champion (1994) will share the #02 Ford with longtime rival Kerry Micks, handling the driving du- ties on the series’ seven oval tracks in 2012.
QUOTABLE: “I’m traditionally an oval track guy, that’s where my strength lies, rather than on the road courses. We’re going to work to stay in the game this year, and hopefully we’ll each be in our own cars in 2013. This ride-sharing is something new for us, but working together, we’re going to take a good run at the Owner’s Championship.”
Paolo Pedicelli
Paolo Pedicelli
#07 iSAbelle TReMblAy HOMETOWN: Lac St-Jean, Quebec // BIRTHDATE: February 20, 1972
SPONSORS/MAKE: Frank Lyman Design / Archibald Micro Brewery / Hamel BMW-Blainville – Dodge Avenger
NOTABLE: For 2012, this series sophomore will be part of a two-car team, joining forces with veteran racer Martin Roy. In 2011, Tremblay finished second in the Rookie of the Year chase, ending the season with a record of one top-ten result (an eighth on the Mosport road course) and sitting in 12th place overall. Tremblay will concentrate on competing on the four, eastern road courses this year, adding to her season if ad- ditional sponsorship can be found.
QUOTABLE: “I will focus on the NASCAR Canadian Tire Se- ries this year, there is too much work to do outside of the track to be racing anywhere else. It is a great opportunity for me to race with Martin, he has so much that he can teach me. Hopefully I can grow with this team, and turn this into a long term partnership.”
Paolo Pedicelli
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