JR Motorsports Sends Canadians to Canada For NAPA Auto Parts 200

Ron Fellows has five starts for JR Motorsports and one resulted in a win at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2008, the sight of Sunday's race.

Both drivers for JR Motorsports hail from Canada as they prepare for the NAPA Auto Parts 200 in Montreal, Canada.  Fellows is from Windsor, Ontario and Fitzpatrick's hometown is Cambridge, Ontario.

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a 2.71 mile circuit with 13 turns on a man-made island in the center of the St. Lawrence River which is considered part of Montreal.

Fellows will be driving the Canadian Tire No. 88 and Fitzpatrick will be driving the Schick Hydro No. 7 Chevy under the guidance of Tony Eury Jr.

Fitzpatrick will run the Canadian Tire Series race just prior to the NASCAR Nationwide race on Sunday.  He runs that series full-time and is currently in the points lead.  The additional track time should be to his advantage in the NASCAR Nationwide race.

Fellows said of the Canadian circuit, "As far as the track goes, you need the best of both worlds.  You need good brakes and a lot of power.  The track has some very long straightaways followed by high braking corners."

Road course ace, Fellows, has three class championships in the American Lemans Series, two class wins in the 24 Hours of LeMans, and 19 overall victories in the SCCA Trans-Am Series as a driver for the Corvette Racing Team.

Fitzpatrick has two starts in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with a career best finish of seventh at Road America.

Perhaps one of the two Canadian drivers can bring a win to JR Motorsports this weekend in Canada.