David Ragan Advance
NEXTEL CUP
.533-Mile Bristol Motor Speedway
Food City 500, Mar. 25
Fast Facts
David Ragan has competed in the Craftsman Trucks at Bristol twice before.
Ragan made his first start at the half-mile track in August of 2004, starting 34th and finishing 30th after being involved in a crash.
Ragan also competed in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 in August of 2006, starting 33rd and finishing 15th.
Ragan is currently 23rd in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series point standings and 2nd in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year race, trailing Juan Pablo Montoya by only one point.
David Ragan
Team: No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary RK-449 Brand new car
Backup RK- 455 Brand new car
Ragan on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
"I am looking forward to Bristol, it is a fun track. This weekend is the first Car of Tomorrow race so it is going to be a learning experience for everyone with the new car. The No. 6 AAA team is looking forward to the challenge and I think we have just as good a chance as anyone out there since Bristol is such a wild place to begin with and we will all be in the new cars. My main goal is to finish every lap and bring our car home in one piece."
Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
"Our Bristol test session went as expected. We've definitely got a lot of work ahead of us, but David is doing a good job and learning quickly. The Car of Tomorrow is going to be something that all the drivers are fairly unfamiliar with so with a rookie driver that will most likely play in our favor. However, we also have to prepare ourselves to stay out of the crashes since there are bound to be plenty of those at Bristol let alone at Bristol in a new type of race car."
