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Benny Gordon plans partial Nationwide effort: UPDATE:

February 24, 2012 at 12:00 AM
  • Benny Gordon plans partial Nationwide effort: UPDATE: Jeff Gordon and the #24 have become synonymous with NASCAR. Now Benny Gordon will be carrying on the tradition of winning drivers taking the famous #24 for a spin. NASCAR has assigned Benny this number for the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Benny will be wheeling a #24 Toyota Camry around the tracks of the Nationwide Series. The Toyota being driven in Daytona has been purchased by Benny Gordon Racing from Michael Waltrip Racing. The team name is Horizon Sports Marketing, the drivers will be Benny Gordon, Amber Cope, and Angela Cope. The crew chief is Jamie Lathrope. The number of races is about 20, but a full season is also possible.(Gordon PR)(2-12-2012)
    UPDATE: SR Motorsports, a newly formed team in 2012, will compete in the top two series in NASCAR. SR Motorsports will kick-start their 2012 season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Over the course of the next few years, SR will work to build a strong development program while pursuing a championship caliber team. SR Motorsports announced that Daytona will mark the start for their newly formed race team. SR Motorsports will take the field with their recently purchased 2012 Toyota Camry from Michael Waltrip Racing along with their Triad Motor, piloted by Benny Gordon. With Howard Bixman as the crew chief, SR Motorsports has a really good chance of being in front of the field.
    AND SR2 Motorsports announced the signing of Amber and Angela Cope to their 2012 line up. The Cope Twins made history in October 2010 at Martinsville in the NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series by becoming the first twins to ever race against each other in one of NASCAR’s top three divisions. They made history again in May 2011 when they competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa.(SR Motorsports)(2-24-2012)