St Eustache - A few weeks ago, two times NASCAR Canadian Tire series champion Andrew Ranger was worried about his future. His seven year partnership with his sponsors came to an end this year and left him without a ride for the 2010 season.
In a few days things changed, when the general manager of the Waste Management Recycling NDS Motorsports NASCAR team from Vermont, made the trip to Granby to meet with Andrew. Mike Perrotte a retired Dirt stock car driver and owner of Plattsburg NY, Airborne Speedway recommended Ranger to the Waste Management team.
Following the meeting, Andrew immediately contacted his agent Alan Labrosse, who started discussions with the NASCAR K&N Pro East Series team.
A meeting was held in the Georgia, Vermont team facility early this week. An agreement was finalized with NDS Motorsport where as Ranger will compete in the 2010 K&N Pro East series on prestigious tracks such as, Martinsville, Dover, New Hampshire, Lime Rock and Infineon Raceway.
This is an excellent opportunity for Andrew. This is the first time in his career, the Granby Québec driver is a full time hired professional racecar driver paid to race for a top competitive team. NDS Motorsport is a major player in the series finishing 5th last year with experienced NASCAR regular Steve Park behind the wheel.
For the development of Andrew's career, this is an excellent opportunity. Andrew will be racing with experienced drivers and will be supported by a professional structured team who has five race ready stockcars.
This will provide Ranger with an excellent window of opportunity; Sprint Cup teams keep an eye on the K&N Pro Series, searching for the next superstar in NASCAR. Ranger will be sporting # 35. The Canadian driver will get his first chance to prove his talent May 23 at Iowa Speedway.
The May 23rd event is an East West showdown for the K & N Pro series. Competition will be tough and promoters expect between 50 and 60 cars competing for a starting position on the on the grid.
Andrew is more than pleased with the news.
''Incredible! A few weeks ago I was anxious. I was questioning my future since there was nothing on the horizon. This deal came together and I'm more than happy. It will be a nice challenge to race in a series I don't know, on tracks that I will have to learn quickly with a new team and different cars''.
Discussions are presently underway with his former team ''Jacombs Racing'' who might work with the American team allowing a smooth transition.
Andrew will have the chance to test on May 11th with his new team at the Lime Rock, Connecticut road course and will have some additional tests on oval tracks.
Meanwhile, Professional Sports Management continues its search for financial support which would enable Andrew to participate in a few events of the NASCAR Canadian Tire series.
Negotiations are advanced, permitting Andrew to drive a Jacombs race car in selected Canadian events, St-Eustache, Toronto, Trois Rivières and Montréal.
We are working on a schedule that will allow Andrew to race the July 3rd Lime Rock race in the afternoon and then fly to Quebec in order to race the St-Eustache 250 lap, NASCAR Canadian Tires series event the same evening.
There is considerable interest to see Andrew race the NAPA 200 Nationwide event in Montreal where he battled with the likes of Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch and Marcos Ambrose contending for the lead the whole race last year.
"We continue to have several positive discussions regarding the Nationwide race of Montreal, and we are confident new agreements are forthcoming," concluded Alan Labrosse.
Source: Professional Sports Management
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