J.R. Fitzpatrick has severed his connection with Toronto financier Steve Meehan’s GO Canada Racing Team. Fitzpatrick notified the motorsport media Thursday evening that he will no longer drive for the #67 Nationwide car and will concentrate in the meantime on the Canadian Tire Series. But he vows to be back in a Nationwide Series car before the season is over. “I want to thank all the guys at the shop in Nashville for all their hard work,” said Fitzpatrick, who finished fifth in the Nationwide race at Montreal two weeks ago, which was his third Top Ten finish in the Nationwide Series this season. “I think I played a large role in helping GO Canada develop their program. Thanks to Steve Mehan for bringing me in at the beginning to do that.” Fitzpatrick added that he wants all his fans to be assured “that I will be making some really cool announcements about the continued development of my NASCAR career.”(Toronto Sun)(9-2-2011)
