Looking to improve on a successful first season, SRÃò Motorsports announced it has expanded its role in the Nationwide Series in its second year. The Buford, Ga.-based organization with its shop in Mooresville N.C. will field three full-time teams in 2013, including the newly-purchased Nationwide Series operation of MacDonald Motorsports. The attained new team includes cars, equipment and owner points of the former #81 team. The team will continue to further its relationship with Toyota Racing Development and enter the #00 Camry and the #24 Camry. The third car number has yet to be selected. The company is also working to finalize its driver lineup for the season and will be announced, along with sponsors, soon. SRÃò will race with leased engines from Pro Motor Engines. In the teams first year, SRÃò Motorsports entered the #24 and #00. The season was highlighted by various drivers giving the new team strong finishes and establishing its foundation in the Nationwide Series. At the end of the season, SRÃò Motorsports had accumulated five top-20s, three top-15s and a best start of ninth at Homestead in the season finale with Blake Koch behind the wheel. The team hopes to build off that momentum into 2013.(SR2 Motorsports)(2-4-2013) UPDATE: Coming off the heels of their announcement of expanding to three cars in 2013, SRÃò Motorsports announced that Blake Koch will race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series as driver of one of the teams Toyota Camrys. This will mark Kochs second season with the organization after starting in nine races for the Georgia-based team in 2012. Benny Gordon, who was promoted to team general manager and lead crew chief, will serve as the #24 teams crew chief. The drivers for the teams remaining two cars will be named at a later date.(SR2 Motorsports)
