David Ragan - No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Sharpie 500
Saturday August 25
8:00 PM Eastern - ESPN/MRN
Fast Facts
David Ragan has one previous star at Bristol Motor Speedway. He competed in the Food City 500 in March 2007, finishing 26th.
Ragan is currently second in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year race.
Ragan is currently 23rd in the NEXTEL Cup Series Championship point standings.
Ragan also competed in the NASCAR Busch Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway in March 2007. He finished 13th.
Ragan placed 15th in the No. 6 Craftsman Truck in 2006 at Bristol.
David Ragan
Team: No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK- 455 (Previously ran at Martinsville, finished 15th; Darlington, finished 27th)
Back-up: RK- 478 (Brand new car)
Ragan on racing in the Cup Series at Bristol:
“I’m really looking forward to going back to Bristol. I really like the short tracks a lot and the Bristol night race is considered to be one of the most exciting races of the season. We had a decent finish at Bristol back in March, but I think we can definitely improve on that finish now that I have more experience in the COT and in the car in general. Our main goal is to complete all the laps and bring our car home in one piece.”
Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Bristol:
“Bristol is one of those race tracks that you really have to take care of your car. There are going to be some major wrecks and we need to make it our top priority to stay out of them. As a team we would like to be in the top-20 when the end of the season rolls around so it is very important for us to finish the race and hopefully finish up front. David likes the short tracks and now that he has some seat time he should be able to improve on his prior finish.”
