Alex Kennedy, 18 years of age, will be making his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in the #23 HelpTruckers.com Chevy this weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI. The team had a successful test session at Carolina Motorsports Park last week which showed he was ready to race. The recent graduate of Aztec (N.M.) High School has been working towards this moment for quite awhile. He recently won the 2009 Road Course World Finals in the Pro Legends Division at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He finished 10th in the K&N East Series last year with one top-five and three top-10s to his credit. Kennedy is also a National Ambassador for the Dream Factory, Inc. an organization that supports Drive for Dreams. This initiative grants wishes for children who are suffering from chronic illness or disorders. The Dream Factory, Inc. logo will be displayed on the #23 Chevys lower quarter panels. R3 Motorsports will utilize Chassis No. 39 which Kennedy used at the CMS test last week. Last year, J.F. Dumoulin drove the car to a seventh-place finish at Montreal. Since then, the car has gone through only slight modifications to enhance its performance. In addition to his wins at both Infineon Raceway and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Legends cars, Kennedy has other road course experience. He finished 10th at Lime Rock Raceway Park in 2008 and fourth there last year in K&N East Series competition. He finished eighth at Watkins Glen International last year in the same division. In 2008, he finished 11th at Infineon Raceway in the K&N West Series.(R3 Motorsports)(6-14-2010)
