Concord, N.C. (April 3, 2009): With the NASCAR Camping World Series East season just around the corner, Andy Santerre Motorsports is wasting no time getting newcomer Brett Moffitt acclimated to the cars and the tracks from the series. Over the last couple of weeks, the team has been busy preparing for the NASCAR Home Tracks 150 presented by Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet by testing, testing, and more testing.

ASM, with a solid reputation in the series as a frontrunner, spent two days last week working out bugs and getting seat time for Moffitt at short tracks similar to the season opening Greenville-Pickens Speedway. They went to Motor Mile Speedway in Virginia and then spent another day at Hickory Motor Speedway.

Motor Mile’s .416-mile rivals the slightly larger distance at Greenville, which boasts a half-mile in length, but the surface and the banking are completely different. Hickory Motor Speedway, on the other hand, is fairly flat and measures a little shorter than Greenville at .363-mile. All three tracks are successful bullrings where experience matters.

“I got a little bit more used to the car,” said Moffitt. “Hickory was a lot more like Greenville, and then we went and ran a Late Model at Greenville when the season opened. I think we’re ready. I know I’m looking forward to it. I want to be able to win some races this year and having Andy (Santerre) behind me is a big advantage. He really knows what he’s doing and he has really good equipment.

Santerre is very optimistic about Moffitt’s ability behind the wheel, and cites his consistency as one of Moffitt’s strongest assets.

“He’s real smooth and real consistent – probably as consistent as anybody I’ve ever had in the car. His big thing will be working with a heavier car. You can’t throw them around like you can an ASA car. The good thing is he adapts real quick. I think his third lap at Motor Mile was his fastest lap all day. We had Brian Ickler there so we had something to gauge him by. Brett is real impressive right now. He has no problem coming up to speed.”

The NASCAR Home Tracks 150 kicks off the 2009 season on Saturday, April 11th with qualifying at 5 p.m. followed by the green flag at 8 p.m. For more information on Andy Santerre Motorsports or Brett Moffitt, please visit www.andysanterremotorsports.com.