Turn One Racing on Wednesday announced that 2006 CASCAR Super Series champion J.R. Fitzpatrick has been named driver of the No. 60 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Fitzpatrick replaces Cole Whitt, who finished ninth in the series standings last year and has since moved on to compete full time at JR Motorsports.

"To be able to go to the track every week is going to be huge."

--J.R. FITZPATRICK

"I am so pumped to be getting this chance to race with Turn One Racing," Fitzpatrick said. "I love the Truck Series and the guys here seem really cool so it feels like a good place for me to be right now. The fact that I get a chance to put an entire season together in the same series and with the same group is really going to help my NASCAR career.

"I have had good runs before, I actually led the most laps and finished fourth in my first Daytona start and I also have some top-fives in the Nationwide Series, but for me to be able to go to the track every week is going to be huge."

The chance to have another proven talent behind the wheel of the No. 60 Chevrolet is huge for team owner Stacy Compton.

"We are really looking forward to working with J.R., his management team and sponsors," Compton said. "J.R. is a proven talent that has only gotten a few opportunities to race in NASCAR. We are excited to put a program together for him that will allow him to showcase his talents here in the states. Although we are still working to finalize sponsorship for a handful of races, we hope to have those details ironed out in the coming weeks."

A 23 year-old native of Cambridge, Ontario, Fitzpatrick was the youngest driver to ever win the CASCAR Super Series championship, an accomplishment he achieved at age 18 after recording one win, five podium finishes and two pole awards. Since then, the young Canadian has accumulated 14 career starts in both the Nationwide and Truck series. His best finish overall came in the 2009 Truck race at Daytona, where he finished fourth after leading 17 laps in his debut at a restrictor-plate track.