Go Canada Racing, an all-Canadian NASCAR Nationwide Series team recently formed by Steve Meehan, will make its debut in Saturday's 300-mile race at Nashville Superspeedway. GCR plans to field car No. 67 with driver J.R. Fitzpatrick in ten Nationwide races and as many as three Sprint Cup races this season.

"Go Canada Racing brings together my two great passions: business and racing," said Meehan. "My success in business has been built on seeing where the right opportunities are and creating a great team of people to do the job. When I saw the opportunity to start a team, I brought in the right people, like J.R., and with their help I believe I can have the same kind of success in the racing world as I had in the business world."

Fitzpatrick's nine Nationwide starts have been with various teams including KHI and Junior Motorsports. He posted seventh-place finishes last season at Road America and Montreal in the No. 7 Chevrolet.

"I've been racing since I was 15 years old and it has always been my dream to step into one of these cars full-time," said Fitzpatrick. "Steve has put together an outstanding team and given us the tools to succeed in this sport. We have a great crew, a great car, and a great team, and I'm looking forward to competing with some of NASCAR's best, starting this weekend in Nashville."

Meehan feels the team will bring a new level of excitement to NASCAR fans in Canada as well as the countries business community.

"NASCAR has 7 million fans in Canada, many of whom watch the races every week on TV," continued Meehan. "This team will give the millions of Canadian fans a 'home team' to rally around, and I believe it's a great opportunity for Canadian companies to showcase their brand to this huge audience of Canadian race fans."

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