18-year-old Canadian, Jordan Sims set to make his ASA Late Model Series Challenge Division debut with Lorz Motorsports at Berlin.
Midlothian, Illinois (Wednesday, June 10, 2008): As Lorz Motorsports drivers, Troy Hintzsche and Josh Lane take a few weeks off to recover from a three-week stretch of events, including one rain-out, within the ASA Late Model Series Northern Division, Lorz Motorsports themselves aren't slowing down!
The third driver within the Midlothian, Illinois-based Lorz Motorsports stable will make his 2008 debut not only for the team, but in "America's Premiere Short Track Series" the ASALMS Challenge Division.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario / Canada driver, 18-year-old Jordan Sims will make his ASALMS and Lorz Motorsports debut at Berlin Raceway this Friday and Saturday, June 13-14, 2008 in the running of the 2nd annual Tradition 200!
"I'm really excited to get racing this year and I can't think of a better place to start than at Berlin with the ASA Late Model Series!" The ecstatic Canadian teenager said. "I've heard Berlin is a tough track so it’s going to be a learning experience for me"
"The Lorz Motorsports Team has built a great car for me to race and I have a feeling that we're going to be a solid contender this weekend." The 18-year-old continued. "This being my first race, I'm just looking to finish on the lead lap and keep the car together for the next race."
"This is one of the toughest circuits around, so this is my chance to show what I can do in a race car." He added. "I'm sure it’s going to be an eye opener when I first get to Berlin, but its sure going to be a lot of fun!" Sims ended.
At Berlin, Sims will be behind the wheel of#99 Lorz Motorsports Chevy Monte Carlo with sponsorship from Sims Custom Countertops as well as Atkins Performance Parts, Richelieu Hardware, and Jordan Sims Racing
During the remainder of the 2008 season, Sims will run a partial schedule within all three divisions of the ASALMS to gain experience for a full run in 2009 with hopes of winning the Rookie of the Year title in the ASALMS Northern Division!
"We're looking forward to running with Jordan Sims this weekend at Berlin Raceway." Added Mike Lorz, Car Owner for Lorz Motorsports. "We're going to test this week and try to shake the bugs out of the new car and then head to Berlin for the race."
"It's been great working with Jordan and Barry Sims! They're pretty excited about getting their season started that's for sure." He ended.
Sims started his stock car career in 2004 at the Laird (ON) International Raceway up near his hometown of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario at the age of 14 in the Four-Cylinder division. In 2005, at the age of 15, Sims had an extraordinary rookie season in the Open Wheel Modified division.
He finished with 17 wins en route to his first ever Championship and he also won the Rookie of the Year title that year! Sims was also the youngest driver ever too win a championship at Laird International Raceway.
In 2006, Sims repeated as Modified champion and also began his Super Late Model career on a limited basis later that season! With 12 wins accumulated in the championship run in the modified, Jordan picked up Two (2) Top Fives and Three (3) Top 10s in limited Super Late Model appearances.
Early in 2007, Sims made the trip down to North Carolina and tested a NASCAR Camping World Series car for Team Racing at Caraway (NC) Speedway. The decision was then made to move the 16-year-old, at the time, to North Carolina.
Sims ran in the Thunder Roadster division in the Summer Shootout at the Lowe's (NC) Motor Speedway for Team Racing under the direction of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Owner, Phil Bonifield and finished Fifth in points in the 10-week series.
The highlight of the Series for Sims was when he raced on the 1.5 mile super speedway reaching speeds of in excess of 140 mph. Jordan finished Ninth in that race, but more impressively he raced the car at that speed with a broken right front strut.
After the Summer Shootout series, The Canadian teenager returned to his home track of Laird International Raceway and made his first appearance in the Super Late Model division count by winning his first race of the year in that car.
He finished off his 2007 Racing Season at the Randy DeWitt Memorial at the Kinross (MI) Speed Park where he qualified an impressive Fourth out of 21 Super Late Models and finished Fifth in the 75-lap race. He also ran double duty that weekend as he also ran his Modified and finishing an impressive Fourth in that feature with an ill handling race car.
To learn more about Jordan Sims and his 2008 racing season with Lorz Motorsports, go to his website at www.jordansimsracing.com
Also to find out more about the remainder of the 2008 season within Lorz Motorsports and their two primary drivers, Troy Hintzsche and Josh Lane, and to inquire about additional sponsorship opportunities with any of Lorz's three drivers, go to the Lorz website at www.lorzmotorsports.com
