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Harrisburg, N.C. (June 1, 2009): Fresh off his first career win at South Boston Speedway, Brett Moffitt, a development driver with Andy Santerre Motorsports, will be tackling the right and left hand turns at Watkins Glen International road course. It will be the 16-year-old’s debut on this track style, but car owner Andy Santerre is more than confident heading into this weekend’s activities surrounding the Sahlen’s Six Hours At The Glen.

“We wanted to go test him on a road course so I took him up to Virginia International Raceway. Brett was the fastest of anyone I’ve ever had there. It only took him four laps to get up to speed. He adapts well to any track that we’ve been to, and I don’t expect any less heading onto the road course. He knows what he wants in the car, and he knows how to communicate that to the crew,” Santerre said.

Moffitt, looking ahead to this very event, received instruction at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving at the end of last year.

“Andy recommended that I go to the school, and I think it’ll pay off. I learned a ton about how important hitting your marks are on a road course, and that road racing takes a whole different strategy as far as your driving is concerned. I’m excited about putting the skills I’ve learned to work at Watkins Glen.”

Moffitt has impressed in this season’s NASCAR Camping World Series East. To date, he holds the record as the youngest driver to ever win a Coors Light Pole Award, which he accomplished at the season opening event at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. He also holds the record as the youngest driver to ever win a NASCAR Camping World Series East race. Moffitt is currently second in the points with one win, three top-five, and three top-10 finishes.

“We’ve got a lot of momentum heading into Watkins Glen. It’s really awesome to have a team that has the same drive that I do to win. It makes me glad, looking back, that we prepared so well for the road courses. We’ve tested, I’ve done the school, and Andy has a lot of experience and success there to draw from. We want to keep this momentum going, and we want to be there at the end in contention for the win.”

The Sahlen’s Six Hours at the Glen kicks off on Friday, June 5th with green flag action set for Saturday, June 6th.

- Andy Santerre Motorsports Press Release