Scott Riggs Ragu/Ultimate Chargers Dodge Charger Fast Facts
Talladega Superspeedway
Driver: Scott Riggs
Team Director: Trip Bruce
Car Director: Todd Devnich
Engineer: Mike Wolf
Team Owner: Ray Evernham
Sponsors: Ragu
Chassis No. 8: This Ragu Dodge was not the primary from Daytona in February. Instead it is a new chassis that the Ultimate Chargers team constructed in the off-season
SCOTT RIGGS QUOTES:
“My plan at Talladega is to get out front and hopefully stay there because it’s so risky to hang around in the middle of the pack. I really want to get a top five for this Ultimate Chargers Team because the next time I get to drive this car is in New Hampshire in July. We finished sixth at Bristol to start out with but at Phoenix but we got the worst of someone else’s wreck. I know from first hand experience that the Talladega Busch race can be pretty wild. We are just going to go out there and have a good time and hopefully keep this Ragu Dodge out of trouble.”
TRIP BRUCE QUOTES:
“Our primary car this weekend is our backup from Daytona. The car that Kasey led laps with and got caught up in a wreck with at Daytona is going to be our backup car. Both cars went to the wind tunnel and chassis No. 8 blew better numbers. It just didn’t have as much front downforce as the car at Daytona but you don’t really need that extra handling ability at Talladega.”
QUICK FACTS
Saturday’s race marks Riggs’ third NASCAR Busch Series start at Talladega Superspeedway. In two races at the track he has an average starting position of 6.5 and an average finish of 21.5.
Riggs drove the Ragu/Ultimate Chargers Dodge to a 37th-place finish last weekend at Phoenix after starting 29th and running as high as 11th position.
The No. 9 Ragu/Ultimate Chargers Dodge Charger will be pitted by the crew of Riggs’ No. 10 Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge Charger this weekend.
In Nextel Cup competition Riggs has never qualified outside of the top 10 at Talladega in four starts.
