Patrick Carpentier to compete in Nationwide race for SK Motorsports at Charlotte
SK Motorsports says Patrick Carpentier will return to the seat of the team’s Toyota for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on May 23.
Carpentier, who finished 17th in his first start for the team last weekend at Darlington, was tabbed as a last-minute replacement for David Green in that race.
“I am really pumped to know that I’ll be racing again with these guys,” the former open-wheel driver said. “It might not be the biggest team on the grid, but they know what they are doing, and we hit it off right away. Communication was great from the beginning with the entire team and especially crew chief Roger Johnson. I can’t wait to build on what we learned in Darlington.”
Jared Keeney, co-owner of the newly formed SK Motorsports operation, is also excited to have Carpentier back behind the wheel.
“Patrick was a great fit from the get-go, and our guys loved working with him,” Keeney said. “We were impressed by the way he stepped right up after almost eight months removed from the cockpit of a stock car. It will be interesting to see how we can build on the Darlington race.”
Carpentier, who competed in Cup last season for the team now known as Richard Petty Motorsports, plans to make at least one Nationwide start beyond Charlotte, at Montreal for Michael Waltrip Racing.
