Canadian rookie Mikael Grenier will return to Firestone Indy Lights for the Grand Prix Trois Rivières with Team Moore Racing, team co-owner Mark Moore announced Aug. 3.
The 18-year-old native of Stoneham, Quebec, will drive the No. 22 Xtreme Coil Drilling car as a teammate to Gustavo Yacaman.
"I am very happy to be with TMR this weekend," Grenier said. "This season has been difficult for me, with bad luck. But, I am sure with TMR, we can achieve our goals for the weekend. I want to say a big thank you to my sponsors Desharnais Service de Pneus, April Superflo, Savini Resto Bar, HS Telecome, Ville de Stoneham, and Napa Auto Parts."
Grenier, who has previous experience on the Trois Rivieres circuit in Star Mazda, competed in the first four Firestone Indy Lights events with O2 Racing Technology. He finished in the top-10 in each of his starts, highlighted by a season-best fifth at Barber Motorsports Park
"I am very excited to have Mikael with our team at Trois-Rivieres," Moore said. "Being from Quebec, I know how great this must be for him, being the hometown boy. It is very special for me as well. It was nearly 30 years ago that I last raced here myself (1982/Formula Atlantic). 3R is a very special place.
"We expect great things this weekend from him since he has already raced here twice. He got our attention at St. Pete and Long Beach. He impressed us at both tracks. Now that both of our situations have changed, we have an opportunity to work together. It should really work well for both the team and for Mikael. With his past race experience at this track, we feel it will truly add to our overall racing program and will help our other driver, Gustavo Yacaman, as well, as he continues his race for the championship."
Grenier is only signed for the race at Trois Rivieres, but Moore hopes to fill the seat of the No. 22 car for the remainder of the season, using the open seat to evaluate drivers for the 2012 season.
"Daniel Morad did a fantastic job in Edmonton with the limited track time he had due to weather conditions and the altered schedule. It is unfortunate he did not have the results to show for how well he did in the car," Moore said. "We are fortunate to have run Daniel and now to go on to run Mikael. It's never too early to work on our plans for next season."
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