Stacy Compton and Kingsford/Bush’s Baked Beans
Federated Auto Parts 300/Nashville Superspeedway Preview
ST Motorsports No. 59 Team Notes
Stacy Compton is ranked 19th in the current NASCAR Busch Series standings, 315 points from the Top 10. He has $339,958 in earnings this year.
Compton has seven NASCAR Busch Series starts in his career at the Nashville Superspeedway, including a ninth-place finish there in 2002 and a 10th-place finishes there in May.
Compton will be making his 118th consecutive career start in the NASCAR Busch Series circuit – all with ST Motorsports and Kingsford Charcoal. Compton and Kingsford Charcoal have the longest-running current relationship with the same team in the Busch Series.
Stacy Compton Quotes
On Nashville: “This has always been a pretty good track for us. We finished 10th there last May and we were 10th a year ago in June. We’ve learned a lot about our Ford since then and we’ve got some great things planned for this week’s race. Nashville is a typical intermediate racetrack: You need to keep your car on the bottom groove and made sure it’s free enough to launch off the second and fourth turns.”
On the season: “We’ve been testing a lot here lately and we plan to keep doing that. While we’re fine-tuning our Ford, it’s been just as important for Chris Rice and me to work together. It takes a while for a driver and a crew chief to create a high level of communication, and we’ve really made a lot of strides lately. All this work we’re doing now will really pay off during the rest of the year.”
Crew Chief Chris Rice Quote
On Nashville: “The best part about going to Nashville is we’re going to a track we like. We finished 15th last week at Dover. We started in the middle of the pack and Stacy was able to make up 11 positions during the race. Even more important, we stayed out of trouble and took the car home in one piece. We’ve been through a little run of bad luck, but I think we’ve turned things around. It should be real good from here on out.”
Stacy Compton’s 2005 Season Highlights
Best Starting Position: 16th (Las Vegas)
Best Finishing Position: 10th (Nashville)
Most Money Won: $47,114 (Daytona)