4.9.08 Kyle Cattanach Racing PR

 California driver Kyle Cattanach headed to NASCAR East Series

Steven Blakesley / Kyle Cattanach Racing

Redding, Calif. – 23 year-old Kyle Cattanach of Redding, CA has announced plans to compete in the 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series East for Spraker Racing Enterprises.

The season will open at Greenville Pickens Speedway in Easley, SC on April 19. His East Series debut will be sponsored by Dan Gamel RV and Pepper Jack Kennels.

Cattanach will be relocating to Mooresville, NC to begin work in the shop one week before the event.

“I am very excited about the opportunity that Spraker Racing has given me,” Cattanach said. “I am very thankful to both Jeff and Sue Spraker.”

Michelle Theriault occupied the #37 Spraker Racing Chevrolet in 2007. Spraker Racing Enteprises also operates a team in the ARCA RE/MAX Series with driver Dexter Bean.

Cattanach brings a resume of success, with an 82% top-ten percentage for his stock car career, to the highly competitive east series. A fourth place finish at Altamont last year in the west series put him firmly in position to pick up a ride for the 2008 season.

“We are thrilled for Kyle and he deserves this chance,” Cattanach Racing manager Marty Melo said. “We still have a lot of work to do as we are still seeking additional sponsorship support.”

Cattanach drove for Melo in three west series races in 2007.

Cattanach spent several days in North Carolina last week, meeting with Jeff Spraker and the Spraker Racing team. On Friday, Cattanach tested at Caraway Speedway and impressed the team and owners

Spraker is confident the team can be successful and believes Cattanach has all the ingredients to be successful.

“Kyle has a strong short-track background and this place should be a perfect match for that experience,” Spraker said. “We hope to work with Kyle at other East Series events in 2008 - having run this entire schedule last year, we feel that Spraker Racing can offer a genuine opportunity for Kyle to showcase his talent here on the east coast.”

Several exciting sponsorship opportunities are available for this campaign in the 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series East. Series races will be broadcast live on HDNET with tape-delay coverage on SPEED.

The East Series serves as NASCAR’s final step on the development ladder before transitioning to the three national series.

Drivers such as Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano, and Ricky Craven have graduated from the series to move into the top-three series in NASCAR.

Many supporters from the Redding area will be flying into South Carolina to watch Cattanach make his debut on April 19.

Cattanach’s entrance into the east series is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for one of the top young drivers on the West Coast to represent his hometown of Redding on the national stage. 

Regional sponsors and companies can show their support for their own “Spirit of Redding” by contacting Steven Blakesley of Kyle Cattanach Racing at (916) 316-4854 or steven@norcalmedia.com

Kyle Cattanach Racing is online at www.kylecattanach.com