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Fitz Sees Similarities Between Game Day and Race Day

Apr 6, 2007 – 11:55 AM
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Seven-year NASCAR Busch owner Armando Fitz loves going home to Nashville:
"I love coming to Nashville. There's not another race track I'd rather win at. My sister lives here, I've got family here, It's fun."
The former Vanderbilt linebacker always enjoyed the thrill of competition and now lives it every day in the "ultra-competitive world of motorsports." He draws parallels between competition on the gridiron and the racetrack:
"It's teamwork. Like a pit crew, there's seven guys that go over the wall. They've got to operate like an offense or defense in football. The jack man is like the quarterback."
Fitz, who owns Fitz Motorsports with his wife Mimi Sabates, sits just outside the Top 15 in owner points and heads to Music City with 2002 NCTS Champion and Cup driver Mike Bliss behind the wheel of the #22 Dodge and one immediate goal:
"We want to take home one of the [Gibson] guitars for our trophy case as well and know we have an excellent shot of doing just that."
His ultimate goal: The big leagues--a Nextel Cup team by 2009.

The Fanhouse thinks he's on the right track.
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