David Ragan – NSCS ADVANCE
Team: No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Drew Blickensderfer
Chassis: Primary: RK-755 Brand new chassis Backup: RK-730
Last ran Vegas – finished 22nd
Ragan on racing at Richmond International Raceway: “We are back to a short track again this weekend and Richmond is one of my favorite short tracks. We ran well at Martinsville and were competitive at Phoenix, and both of those tracks help you get a feel for Richmond. Our short track cars are better than they have ever been and I’m ready to race at one of my favorite tracks under the lights Saturday night.”
Crew chief Drew Blickensderfer on racing at Richmond International Raceway: “Richmond is a place David runs well at and he really enjoys racing there. We are looking forward to our new-and-improved short-track program and taking a brand new chassis to Richmond this weekend. Phoenix is the closest track to Richmond and we had some really good things going there until we blew a tire, so I feel like we should have a good UPS Ford this weekend.”
FAST FACTS
* UPS employee, Doug Bonovitch, will deliver the green flag for Saturday night’s race in Richmond. Bonovitch has worked at UPS for 27 years and was selected for this honor for his outstanding safety record.
* Out of a possible 3,204 laps at Richmond in his eight prior NSCS starts, Ragan has completed 3,210, making his percentage of laps completed 99.8 percent.
* Ragan has competed four times in the Nationwide Series at Richmond . His best finish came in the spring of 2008 when he qualified ninth and finished fourth.