NASCAR’s French connection Steadily and with a steely determination, Michel Disdier has established himself in the world of NASCAR. After climbing the ladder in the Canadian Tire Series and the ARCA series, the Nice born driver competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Daytona in 2014. He now feels he is ready to jump to the top step. Michel Disdier first developed an interest in the US-based racing series at the end of the 1990’s during a stay in North Carolina. This American dream first seemed impossible to achieve for the French driver. At the time the idea of a European driver cracking the US racing scene was unthinkable. But years of hard work and single-mindedness were about to pay off and would allow him to see his ambitions take shape ” When I first started racing, my aim was to race in Formula 1, but I soon found out how difficult it would be to get there. I didn’t come from karting, but from motocross and I didn’t have the network of contacts necessary to succeed in F1. I discovered NASCAR racing in 2003 when I attended my first race as a spectator and I was seduced by the atmosphere and the close relationship with the fans. I decided this was what I wanted to do.”