Joe Gibbs Racing, Inc. announced that Kelly Bires will drive two races for its #18 Nationwide Series team as part of a partnership with International Comfort Products, LLC, a leader in the heating and cooling systems industry, with its brands Arcoaire, Comfortmaker, Day & Night, Heil, Keeprite, and Tempstar brands. Bires will be behind the wheel of JGR’s #18 Toyota on April 29 at Richmond International Raceway and June 4 at Chicagoland Speedway. Bires is in his fifth season driving in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with three top-five and 12 top-ten finishes in 82 career starts. He has made four starts so far in 2011. Bires has five career starts in Richmond with a best finish of 11th in 2009 and has made three career starts in Chicago with a best finish of 12th during the 2008 season. (Joe Gibbs Racing)(4-14-2011)
