He was formerly an owner of Leik Motorsports and a part-time driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
Leik also accompanied Marcis and participated in the IROC (International Race of Champions) test sessions.
He once logged over 1,100 miles (1,800 km) in an IROC car at Daytona in a single day test.
Leik purchased two NASCAR Busch/Nationwide Series cars from Andy Petree Racing.
"This is a small father and son operation and they didn’t put in all of those long hours to watch me race one of their cars while Kertus sat out...
The team ran the full 2006 Busch Series season with driver Jay Sauter and sponsor Western Union.
Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.