Jerry Nadeau Leaves Precision Products Racing Team
23 July 1997
JERRY NADEAU NOW A FREE AGENT DENVER, NC (July 23, 1997) - Jerry Nadeau and Precision Products Racing have parted ways. Nadeau will no longer drive the No. 1 R&L Carriers Pontiac and is pursuing new driving opportunities. Nadeau, 26, of Danbury, Conn., took over driving duties for the team in early June. In only five races, his first experience in NASCAR Winston Cup competition, Nadeau qualified ninth at New Hampshire International Speedway and made a positive impression on the racing industry. "I am very grateful to Richard Jackson for giving me the chance to drive his Winston Cup car," said Nadeau. "The experience I gained in those five races brought me that much closer to my goals in motor sports." Nadeau has 22 years of racing experience including stock car racing and open-wheel competition. This year he finished second and fourth in two Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) events at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In 1996, Nadeau finished sixth overall in the Formula Opel European Union Series, an open-wheel racing series, although he competed in only 13 of 16 events. His motor sports career also includes winning five Barber Pro Series events; competing in endurance races such as the 12 Hours of Sebring; winning the Skip Barber Racing Big Scholarship in 1992; and winning 10 karting championships between 1984 and 1990. "I'm ready for whatever the future holds," said Nadeau. "My ability to be flexible and adapt to many different types of racing helped me get where I am today and that won't change. I'm going to continue to work hard so I can take advantage of the opportunities this experience has given me." By Cotter Communications