Sean Caisse to Make Truck Series Debut in Home State of New Hampshire
Racer Sean Caisse is fairly well known in the Northeast. The Pelham, N.H., native began racing in the region in 1997 and is now in his third year of competition in NASCAR’s Busch East Series. In his full-time Busch East effort, Caisse drive’s for Andy Santerre Motorsports. This season, he’s collected three wins and five pole awards, which goes along with his 2005 Busch East Rookie of the Year title and the four wins, seven poles, eleven top-five finishes and 17 top-ten finishes he’d collected before the start of this racing season. Caisse’s success has him curious about how he will perform when stacked against the next level of NASCAR competition. In the #03 Casella Waste Systems
“I have a good network of people that give me the right advice on what to do to further my racing career,” said Caisse. “A lot of people told me to run a Truck Series race – that it would give me the experience I was looking for on radial tires, in tough competition. The team that was on the top of the list when I asked who to call was Germain Racing. Casella Waste Systems, my sponsor in the Busch East Series, was on board and we’re very happy to put this together for my Truck Series debut in the
Focusing on the future, Caisse is anxious to see how his weekend with Germain Racing turns out.
“What’s most important for me at New Hampshire International Speedway this weekend is getting experience with the Casella Waste Systems Toyota Tundra, with the down force of the Craftsman trucks and with radial tires. My goal is to race in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Germain Racing has two Truck Series champions driving for them, they are the Truck Series champions, and they have been strong in the Busch Series races they’ve run,” said Caisse. “My experience this weekend should help me understand how to continue to build my career toward my goal of Nextel Cup racing.”
The 21 year-old
“Working with Andy has been very good for me. We have such a great relationship,” said Caisse. “There’s no better teacher or driving coach than Andy. Being a four-time Busch North champion – he knows everyone and he’s really been the one to help me get in contact with the right people. I’m happy a lot of my crew members from my Busch East team are going to be helping out with the Casella Toyota Tundra on Saturday. We’ll race Friday, and they’ll stay over to help the Germain Racing guys any way they can on Saturday.”
A side note…Caisse, through random circumstances, drives a Toyota Tundra as his street truck.
“Of course driving for
Sources: TruckSeries.com