- 25-year old Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet Jr. will make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in the Zippo 200 at the Glen on Saturday driving Baker Curb Racing’s No. 27 Ford Fusion.
NELSON PIQUET 2010
· Made his NASCAR debut at Daytona International Speedway finishing sixth in the 2010 NextEra Energy Resources 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race
· Has recorded three top-10 finishes in four Camping World Truck Series starts
· Has made three starts in the ARCA Racing Series, qualifying in the top-10 for all three races
· Captured the pole for the Rattlesnake 150 at Texas Motor Speedway and went on to register an ARCA Series career-best finish of ninth
BAKER CURB RACING NO. 27 2010
· Rank tenth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series owner point standings
· Two runner-up finishes with Greg Biffle (Auto Club Speedway 2/20/10 and Richmond 4/30/10)
· Three different drivers have registered top-10 finishes in the No. 27 (Biffle, Kelly, Wimmer) and two more have registered top-15 finishes (Herring, Sauter)
· Piquet Jr. is the third different driver to make their Nationwide Series debut for Baker Curb Racing in 2010
NELSON PIQUET 2009 F1
· Registered one top-10 finish in 10 Formula-1 starts
NELSON PIQUET 2008 F1
· Career-best second-place finish in the 2008 Santander Grand Prix of Germany
· Recorded six top-10 finishes in 18 starts
· Ended the season ranked 12th in the Formula 1 point standings
NELSON PIQUET JR. ON MAKING NATIONWIDE SERIES DEBUT
“I’m really excited to do my first road course NASCAR race in the Nationwide series with Baker Curb Racing. I can’t wait to get back in the driving seat! I’ve had a good year having positive experiences in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Racing Series. I’ve learned so much every time I’ve raced, had some encouraging results and this is another good step for me. Everything will be new again, from the team to the car and the track, but I’m sure I’ll get up to speed quickly and have another really constructive race weekend in NASCAR.”
CREW CHIEF JOHN REESE ON WATKINS GLEN
“Drew Herring gave us a much needed strong run last weekend at Iowa. We had a stretch of some tough look but the guys at the shop continues to keep working hard and their efforts paid off last weekend. We look forward to keeping the positive momentum going this weekend at Watkins Glen with Nelson Piquet Jr. in the car. We are taking car 78 this weekend, which is the same car that Owen finished fifth with at Road America in June. Nelson grew up road racing so I’m sure he will adapt quickly to the Nationwide cars in his first NASCAR road race and be a strong contender for the win.”
- Baker Curb Racing Press Release