Ron Fellows to compete in Nationwide road course races for JR Motorsports
JR Motorsports officials said Thursday that veteran road racer Ron Fellows will drive the team’s No. 5 Chevrolet in NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Watkins Glen International Speedway on Aug. 8 and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Aug. 30.
The team said Fastenal will serve as the primary sponsor in both races. Fellows is the defending race winner at Montreal, going to victory lane in NASCAR’s first race on rain tires in one of its three national series.
Fellows also has three wins in the series at Watkins Glen.
“Ron is one of the best road racers of our time, plain and simple,” JR Motorsports co-owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. said in a news release. “I’ve known Ron since 2001 when we raced the Corvette in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. It is an honor to have him drive our cars. I’m not sure there is anyone better at Watkins Glen, and what he did last year at Montreal was incredible.”
A native Canadian, Fellows was thrilled to win last year’s Montreal race.
“I’m honored to have another opportunity to drive for JR Motorsports and represent Fastenal,” Fellows said. “Montreal was a special win for us last year. It was not only a great day for Canadian race fans, but to win that close to my home was a thrill. Watkins Glen, likewise, has always been a special track for me. I’m hoping we can get the Fastenal Chevy to Victory Lane in both road-course races this year.”
Financial terms of the sponsorship were not announced.
