Poulter to drive for Key Motorsports in select races
By SceneDaily Staff
Friday, May 09, 2008
Key Motorsports officials announced Thursday the team has signed Paul Poulter of Fetcham Surrey, England to compete in a handful of Craftsman Truck Series races later this season.
Poulter will test with the team before running three to seven races, the team said in a news release. His first race with Key will be at the
Milwaukee Mile in June.
The 35-year-old Poulter drove in England’s Pickup Truck Racing circuit in vehicles that weighed some 1,200 pounds less with a smaller engine. He first tested with Key last fall at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C.
“For being in a strange race truck on a completely strange race track, and doing it while sitting in a seat that didn’t fit him, Paul was very
impressive for the first time,” crew chief Gary Showalter said.
Poulter hopes to eventually race full-time in NASCAR.
“I have followed the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for some time now and I am truly excited to have been given the opportunity to run with Key Motorsports,” Poulter said. “I loved the equipment when I drove it last year, and I was even more impressed by the changes that have been made to the trucks this time around.
“I am a little surprised by how easily I was able to adapt to the heavier trucks and larger motors, and I believe that I can compete if given the right equipment.”
