David Ragan
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Pocono 500
Sunday June 10
12:30 PM Eastern on TNT/MRN
Fast Facts
David Ragan competed at Pocono Raceway in the ARCA REMAX Series twice in 2005.
Ragan started 11th in the Pocono 200 on June 11, 2005 and finished 26th.
Ragan also competed in the Pennsylvania 200 on July 23, 2005 starting fourth and finishing fourth.
Ragan is currently 26th in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship point standings.
Ragan is currently second in the Nextel Cup Raybestos Rookie of the Year Race. He trails Juan Pablo Montoya by five points.
David Ragan
Team: No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: RK-447 Brand new car
RK-405 Previously ran at Texas, finished 35th
Ragan on racing at Pocono Raceway:
“Pocono is unlike any of the other tracks I have raced on so far this year. It is a two and a half mile triangular track which means there is a lot of speed, but there are also some pretty tight turns. This will be my first NASCAR Series race at the track and I will also be traveling to Nashville over the weekend racing the Busch car so I definitely have my hands full. The way I look at it though, the more seat time I can get, no matter where it is, the better off I will be.”
Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Pocono Raceway:
“Pocono should be a good track for David. He has done well on the larger tracks that we have been to so far this year and although there are some major differences between Pocono and Talladega or Daytona, there are also similarities. David is coming off of a pretty good finish at Dover last weekend so hopefully the entire team will be able to carry that into this weekend. Pocono will be the first non-companion weekend of many for the Busch and Cup Series so David will be pulling some serious double duty. We are just going to have to take advantage of every second we have out on the race track and do all we can to help him pick up on the characteristics of the track.”
