David Ragan
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series: Centurion Boats at the Glen
Sunday August 12
1:00 PM Eastern - ESPN/MRN
Fast Facts
David Ragan has never competed in a NASCAR event at Watkins Glen.
Montoya leads David Ragan by 26 points (211-185) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the August 12 Centurion Boats at The Glen at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.
The best finish by a Raybestos Rookie at Watkins Glen is second by Ryan Newman in 2002. Only one other Raybestos Rookie has scored a top-five finish at The Glen: Robby Gordon, who placed fourth in 1997.
The best qualifying effort by a Raybestos Rookie at Watkins Glen is second by Greg Biffle in 2003.
David Ragan
Team: No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: Primary: RK-490 Previously ran at Sonoma; finished 29th
Back-up: RK-495 Brand new car
Ragan on racing at Watkins Glen International:
"I have never raced at the Glen before and this will only be my second road race in a NEXTEL Cup car so I made sure to make it up to the track last week and make some laps around the place. I was in a small, almost street car so there is still going to be a lot of learning to be done when we get out on the track this weekend, but at least I got a better idea of what I am getting into. We had a little bit of a rough weekend in Pocono so we are hoping to redeem ourselves this weekend and build up some momentum going back into Michigan."
Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Watkins Glen International:
"This will be David's first trip to the Glen and with little experience on the road courses there are going to be some things that he is going to have to pick up pretty quickly about this track compared to others. He had done fairly well on the road courses that he has run on this year and he has made the effort to get to these tracks and at least check them out so he doesn't come up on race weekend and lay eyes on the place for the first time. We are taking the COT that we ran at Sonoma and finished 29th in so hopefully we will be able to get a better finish this weekend in New York."
