David Ragan
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Bank of America 500
Saturday October 13
7:00 PM Eastern - ABC/PRN
Fast Facts
David Ragan competed in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in May 2007. He started 13th and finished 37th after being involved in an accident.
Ragan is currently second in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year points race. He trails Juan Pablo Montoya by 15 points.
Since 1975, only two Raybestos Rookies have won pole positions for the fall race at Charlotte: Jeff Gordon (1993) and Ward Burton (1994).
David Ragan
Team: No. 6 AAA Insurance Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK- 394 Previously ran at Indy; finished 16th, Fontana; finished 12th
Back-up: RK- 201 Previously ran at Michigan; finished 21st
Ragan on racing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:
“I’m definitely looking forward to going to Charlotte for the second time this year. We had a great run going there in the spring and just ended up getting caught up in somebody else’s mess. We have really improved a great deal on the mile and a half tracks since the beginning of the year so I am looking forward to bringing home a good finish at home and for all of the 50 million AAA members out there who are watching the race this weekend.”
Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:
“We are taking the same car to Charlotte that we took to Indy and California. It is a great racecar that we plan on running quite a bit more this year. I think Charlotte is one of the tracks that we have left on the schedule this year where David could really bring home a good finish. He was doing a great job back in May when we raced there and just got caught in a back situation ending our day early. We are still just outside of the top 20 in points and it is still our goal to make our way into it before the end of the season.”
