NAPA Auto Parts 200 - Patrick Carpentier Notes

Patrick Carpentier
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Race Preview

Owner: Armando Fitz
Driver: Patrick Carpentier
Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe
Car: #22 Dodge
Sponsors: Zellers & Komatsu
Event: NAPA Auto Parts 200
Venue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Race: 23 of 35
Race Distance: 200.46 miles, 74 laps
Track: 2.71-mile road course
Qualifying: Saturday, August 4th 12:05 PM (Two Laps, All Positions) Impound
Race Date: Saturday, August 4, 2007, ESPN2, 3:00 PM ET
Radio: MRN

Patrick Carpentier: "I think running in both series on the same weekend will be a plus for me, even though the racing lines will not be quite the same in several turns. However, this advantage shouldn't last forever as my opponents are all talented professionals and they won't take too much time to figure out the track. The competition will be tough, but I do believe that I will be competitive and that the team and I will quickly adjust the car to my liking."

Alain Ouellette, President and CEO of Federal Equipment: "We are proud to announce the association of Federal Equipment and the Komatsu group with the Patrick Carpentier and the Fitz Motorsports team in promoting Patrick's participation in the very first NASCAR race in Montreal. We believe that this milestone event will launch Patrick's long career on the NASCAR scene."

Paul Wolfe: “We are taking car 25 which we ran in Mexico and qualified outside the pole. Although we did not get much testing in, it didn’t take Patrick long to get comfortable with the car. He knows the track really well so I think we should have a great chance to finish in the top 5.”