Kimi Raikkonen To Compete In NASCAR
Former F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen will join NASCAR, in a surprise move, a departure from his previous endeavors in Formula 1 and rally racing.
A Finnish newspaper, cited by Autosport, claims that Raikkonen will start out in the Truck series before moving on to both the Nationwide and Sprint cup car series. No start date has been announced, but Raikkonen is expected to join sometime in the summer.
The Finn will be part of the newly formed ICE1 Racing, owned by Foster Gillet. Gillet had previously partnered with Richard Petty Motorsport, and the Gillet family has had previous ownership of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team, as well as the Liverpool F.C. soccer team.
Kimi will finish up his World Rally Championship season as part of his contract, and is scheduled to compete in 8 events throughout the season.
[Source: Autosport]
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I wonder why is Toyota competing in Nascar, since it's a japanese brand. Stupid decision to empower the enemy. I can't understand gringos entrepreneurs when they betray their own country and practice harakiri.