Race 2 Win: Sprint Cup Series

Sprint Cup Series

Daytona 500 - David Ragan Notes

David Ragan Advance
Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, Fla.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: 50th Running of the Daytona 500
Sunday, February 17 2:00 PM Eastern
TV - FOX - 3:20 PM Eastern RADIO - MRN

FAST FACTS

Competed in his first Daytona 500 in 2007 finishing fifth and finished 12th in July’s Pepsi 400.

Finished second in the 2007 Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year race to Juan Pablo Montoya.

Earned two Nationwide Series poles in 2007, one at Fort Worth and another at Homestead and completed the Nationwide season with five top-10 and four top-five finishes.

Finished fifth in the Nationwide Series point standings in 2007.

Won Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year in 2007 in the Nationwide Series.

David Ragan – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: RK-525 Brand new chassis
RK-522 Last outing: Talladega, October ’07 – finished 34th

Ragan on racing at Daytona International Speedway:
“I’m excited to get the season underway and I think Daytona is a pretty good place for us to start. We had two good runs here last year so hopefully we can go back and start off the year on a good foot. Our team hasn’t changed all that much from last year, which is good since our pit crew really started working well together towards the second half of the season last year. It is pretty cool to be a part of the 50th running of the Daytona 500 as hopefully it will be a memorable race for our team.”

Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Daytona International Speedway:
“We had some disappointing weekends toward the end of last season, but managed to finish up in

Homestead on a good note. We also plan to start on a good note in Daytona next week. David has improved a lot as a driver since his first Daytona 500. Over the off season he has been around the shop quite a bit spending time with the team and has been working with a trainer to get himself in better physical condition. We are taking a brand new car down there so we will be in good shape and can hopefully bring home another top five this year.”