David Ragan
California Speedway Fontana, Calif.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Auto Club 500
Sunday, February 24
3:30 PM Eastern TV - FOX 4:00 PM Eastern RADIO - MRN
FAST FACTS
Competed in his first race at California in the spring last year and earned a 16th-place finish.
Ragan finished 12th in September’s California event.
Ragan finished a close second in the 2007 NEXTEL Cup Rookie of the Year race to Juan Pablo
Montoya.
Ragan has also competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at California Speedway three times.
His best finish was 10th in the September 2007 event.
David Ragan – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 6 Auto Club Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: RK-503 Brand new chassis
RK-477 Brand new chassis
Ragan on racing at California Speedway:
“We should have a solid run this weekend in California. It’s a great track; there are several different
grooves you can run depending on how your car is handling, which gives you different options to pass
people. In the fall the temperatures were in the 100’s outside, which made tire wear and the heat inside the
car almost unbearable. Luckily, this time around it will be much more comfortable for racing. We had two
solid runs there last year so hopefully we can improve on them this year.”
Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at California Speedway:
“Last weekend was pretty disappointing for David and the team. We brought a really strong car down to
Daytona and had a good run going during the race; unfortunately the end result was not what we were
looking for. This weekend we are bringing a brand new chassis to California and I think we should be pretty
good. We had a solid test there and it’s a track David had two solid runs at last year.”
