David Ragan
Bristol Motor Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Food City 500
Sunday, March 16
1:30 PM Eastern TV - FOX 2:00 PM Eastern RADIO - PRN
FAST FACTS
David Ragan competed in his first Sprint Cup race at Bristol in March of 2007 and earned a 26th-place finish.
Ragan has two starts in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Bristol Motor Speedway, his best finish came in the fall of 2007 where qualified 19th and finished sixth.
Ragan also has two starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Bristol Motor Speedway. In 2006 he earned a 15th-place finish.
This will be David Ragan’s third career Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
He is currently fourth in the Nationwide Series point standings.
Ragan won Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year in 2007 in the Nationwide Series.
Ragan is one of four drivers racing full-time in both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series in 2008.
David Ragan – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: RK-503 Last ran California, finished 14th
Back-up: RK-477 Brand new chassis
Ragan on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
“I really like short track racing so I’m definitely ready for this weekend. Bristol hasn’t been my best short track in the past, but I’m hoping we can turn that around this weekend. I’ve been much better this year about preparing myself physically for these long demanding races and this weekend that preparation should pay off. It’s such a physically demanding track; you really have to be on the wheel the entire time. It’s easy to go a lap down so track position is going to be very important. Hopefully we can get a good qualifying run and stay towards the front the entire 500 laps.”
Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
“We should have a good run this weekend. This team has been really solid so far this season and we are taking the same car that earned a top-15 finish in California. Things can happen really fast there and track position is crucial. As long as David and the team are on their game we should be in for a good day.”
