Music: {allcanada} Simone-Meade Autosports Announces Expansion For 2011 Canadian Tire Season

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

{allcanada} Simone-Meade Autosports Announces Expansion For 2011 Canadian Tire Season

BARRIE, Ontario Canada -- Today Simone-Meade Autosports is pleased to announce their plans to campaign two full-time entries in the 2011 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. Since joining forces midway through last season, Simone Autosport and business leader Donald Meade have begun implementing their strategy to take their racing program to the front of the field and also create awareness to the serious problem of injurious micro-organisms and eliminate the mould pandemic.

The Simone-Meade Autosport driver line up will once again see Anthony Simone behind the wheel of the No. 95 Mouldie Meade Dodge. Joining Simone this year driving the No. 18 RxRemedy Dodge with support from Boomerang Bob's Mixers is open-wheel racing star Dan Clarke.

Both drivers are thrilled to be part of an expanding operation that also promotes such an important message. Entering his fourth season of competition in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, Simone has scored strong podium finishes and looks to keep the momentum the team had last season going in 2011.

"Our partnership with Donald Meade has been even more successful than we first imagined," said Simone. "Since coming together last year, we have better resources. We've got new race cars coming, and we're expanding into a two-car team even quicker than we anticipated. Dan Clarke is a talented driver and I know he'll adapt to these stock cars and running on oval tracks quickly."

After successful seasons in the British Formula Ford and Formula Three series, Clarke headed for North America and turned heads competing in the former Champ Car World Series and Firestone Indy Lights with great results. For Clarke, joining Simone-Meade Autosports in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series is just the latest challenge for the gifted racer.

"I'm extremely excited about this opportunity to race in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series," stated Clarke. "I want everyone to know I'm coming here with a lot of excitement and eagerness to race and learn with my fellow competitors. To be part of this series is an honour for me and I consider it the chance to open a new door in racing."

Business innovator Donald Meade could not be more enthusiastic of how all the plans have come together and expanded so quickly.

"I knew when we partnered with the Simone family last year we would do great things and its happening," said Meade enthusiastically. "Now we're going to be a two-car effort. We're educating the enormous NASCAR audience to this critical health issue of airborne mould and spores that is causing illness. And we've still got a lot more room to grow this program in the future."