(CNN) -Raikkosen-Kimi makes NASCAR debut this year, the former Formula 1 world champion.
NASCAR has confirmed that the Finnish driver, who is competing at this time, the World Rally Championship (WRC), has been approved to participate in the Camping World truck series competition is Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina, 20. may.
2007 F1 champion told the Finnish newspaper Tarun messages: "I am excited to get to know the NASCAR world has followed it for a long time.
"I am 100% sure that it is fun and challenging. I know that it is very hard and open the top racing series. I love the spirit of the American race just seems only to participate in the State-of-the-art that. Of course, it is very challenging and Great fun for me. "
Raikkosen, which is currently committed to eight other events in the WRC this year as part of the series, the NASCAR race of the new group to be called ICE-1-31-year-old tribute, the nickname "the Iceman" and a joint venture between Raikkosen and Foster Gillett-Richard Petty Motorsports partner management.
I am excited to know of the NASCAR World Learn. I'm sure it's fun and challenging.-Raikkosen-Kimi
If his year is doing well, the Raikkosen, who left the Formula 1 2009, the Citroen Junior Team moved to the WRC, waiting for the ICE 1 national and Sprint Cup series.
Former Ferrari driver preparoitujen his first WRC points, when he finished, Jordan rally, so the second driver Carlos Reutemann coming soon after, as well as the WRC and the Formula 1 championship point.
Raikkosen: n in the first rally win came in September 2010, when he placed first in all of the six stages of the 2010 Rallye Vosgien-France.
In the past, the Raikkosen has won 18 grand prix ran out of 157 during his eight years in the opposition period starts at the top of the Formula 1 F1 drivers and joins, which are also driven the NASCAR series, including Juan Pablo Montoya and Narain Karthikeyan shade the group.
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