#97 HUGO VANNINI HOMETOWN: Repentigny, Quebec // BIRTHDATE: December 7, 1974
SPONSORS/MAKE: Vannini Motorsports – Ford Fusion
NOTABLE: With eight starts in 2011, Vannini ended the year in 18th place in the yearend standings, earn- ing a season-best finish of 16th at Delaware Speedway.
QUOTABLE: “The best part of this year is that I don’t have that yellow (rookie) stripe on the back of the car, but I still have a lot to learn. We have the same crew and we’ve seen most of the tracks that we will be run- ning this year, and with a year’s experience, we’ve got a bit of a handle on the setups we’ll need. We’ve got a new motor coming for the oval car, and I think with some luck, we can get a top ten out of one of those races.”
Paolo Pedicelli
#99 STEVE COTE HOMETOWN: Montreal, Quebec // BIRTHDATE: January 24, 1991
SPONSORS/MAKE: White Motorsports /
affichage.ca – Chevrolet Impala SS
NOTABLE: Cote earned the St-Eustache Sportsman division championship in 2010 before traveling to California to race Modified cars last year. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series rookie will team with Derek White this year and plans to run the full 12 race schedule.
QUOTABLE: “I was looking at the K&N Series for this season, but this division is equivalent and more affordable. We’ve done some testing, mainly on ovals, and I think we can score some good results and hopefully come away with the Rookie of the Year title.”
Paolo Pedicelli
OTHER NOTABLES: Several other racers plan to take part in some of the series’ 12 races
in 2012, including second-generation driver Dave Coursol (l), Peter Klutt (middle) and Dave Thorndyke (r) and others. Coursol (#94 CAR- QUEST Dodge), from St-Jerome, Quebec, plans to take part four road course races in 2012. The second generation racer comes to the series with a Rookie of the Year title and a Sportsman class championship from his home track in St-Eustache, Quebec. Klutt (#42 Legendary MotorCar Chevrolet) hails from Halton Hills, Ontario and will also focus his attention on the four eastern road racing events. Thorndyke (#67 Shell Rotella / Thorson’s EVT Chevrolet), from Os-
hawa, Ontario, raced four times in 2011and is scheduled to make three starts this season. Other drivers to watch include Williams Lake, BC youngster Ryley Seibert, who is the son of veteran racer Trevor Seibert. Ryley will campaign the #09 Lake Excavating Dodge in five scheduled Canadian Tire Series outings (Vernon, Edmonton, Saska- toon, Montreal (CGV) and the GP3R). Asked about his goals for 2012, Seibert said, “I’m not showing up just to turn laps this year, I’m look-
ing to be competitive. I want to turn a few heads and make sure peo- ple know of the hidden talent out west. My goal is to prove to every- body, and myself, that I can run fast and hard with the best drivers in the country.”
Maritime racing star Donald Chisholm (#89 Nova Construction /
Keltic Ford) is also expected to make a handful of appearances again in 2012, including at his hometrack Riverside International Speed- way. Watch for retired racer Kevin Dowler (Sherwood Park, Alberta) to make several starts, as well.
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