With the NASCAR Camping World Series East season just around the
corner, Andy Santerre Motorsports is wasting no time getting newcomer
Brett Moffitt acclimated to the cars and the tracks from the series.
Over the last couple of weeks, the team has been busy preparing for
the NASCAR Home Tracks 150 presented by Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet by
testing, testing, and more testing.
ASM, with a solid reputation in the series as a
frontrunner, spent two days last week working out bugs and getting
seat time for Moffitt at short tracks similar to the season opening
Greenville-Pickens Speedway. They went to Motor Mile Speedway in
Virginia and then spent another day at Hickory Motor Speedway.
Motor Mile's .416-mile rivals the slightly larger distance
at Greenville, which boasts a half-mile in length, but the surface and
the banking are completely different. Hickory Motor Speedway, on the
other hand, is fairly flat and measures a little shorter than
Greenville at .363-mile. All three tracks are successful bullrings
where experience matters.
"I got a little bit more used to the car," said Moffitt.
"Hickory was a lot more like Greenville, and then we went and ran a
Late Model at Greenville when the season opened. I think we're ready.
I know I'm looking forward to it. I want to be able to win some races
this year and having Andy (Santerre) behind me is a big advantage. He
really knows what he's doing and he has really good equipment.
Santerre is very optimistic about Moffitt's ability behind
the wheel, and cites his consistency as one of Moffitt's strongest
assets.
"He's real smooth and real consistent – probably as
consistent as anybody I've ever had in the car. His big thing will be
working with a heavier car. You can't throw them around like you can
an ASA car. The good thing is he adapts real quick. I think his third
lap at Motor Mile was his fastest lap all day. We had Brian Ickler
there so we had something to gauge him by. Brett is real impressive
right now. He has no problem coming up to speed."
The NASCAR Home Tracks 150 kicks off the 2009 season on
Saturday, April 11th with qualifying at 5 p.m. followed by the green
flag at 8 p.m. For more information on Andy Santerre Motorsports or
Brett Moffitt, please visit www.andysanterremotorsports.com.
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