Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Federated Auto Parts 300 ADVANCE
Team: No. 6 RickyvsTrevor.com Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Mike Kelley
Chassis: RK-595
THE QUOTES
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 6 RickyvsTrevor.com Ford Mustang: “We’ve kind of struggled at Nashville in the past. We had a really good Mustang there last time, ran fifth and had some speed to maybe be a little bit better than that. We’re pretty optimistic going back. We feel like we’ve made our cars a little bit better so hopefully we’ll be able to start closer than we did there last time and have another good run.”
WHAT ARE SOME THE CHALLENGES AT NASHVILLE? “The concrete is just difficult. For me it’s just hard to get that good feel that you want in a race car to be fast and comfortable at the same time. One of the challenges is that we practice in the daylight and race at night so that’s going to be a little different than the last race.”
Mike Kelley, Crew Chief, No. 6 RickyvsTrevor.com Ford Mustang: “Nashville is a tough little track because it races kind of like a mile-and-a-half but it also is a heavy braking track. It’s concrete so it throws a lot of little things at you. Brakes are important there but you’ve got to have a good enough aero-balance because it’s high speed. There’d be nothing better than to go back there and come out of there with a win and get Ricky one of those guitars.”
THE FACTS
Stenhouse Jr. is third in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings, 18 points behind leader Elliott Sadler and 11 behind second-place Reed Sorenson. He leads fourth-place Justin Allgaier by 23 points and fifth-place Aric Almirola by 63…The Ford Mustang Stenhouse will use at Nashville won pole positions in both of its previous starts this season (Bristol and Charlotte)…Stenhouse has four top-10 finishes in his last five starts including two top-fives… Has scored more bonus points (15) and more top-10 finishes (14) than any other NNS regular this season…Leads NNS regulars in numbers of laps led (207) and miles led (264.267) this season…In 39 previous superspeedway starts, Stenhouse has one pole, eight top-five and 19 top-10 finishes…Has racked up 11 top-10 finishes in 12 superspeedway races this season, including six top-fives, and has completed all but one possible lap in those events (2,261 of 2,262)…In 19 races this season, Stenhouse has an average start of 7.2 while his average finish is 10.3. He has completed 98.2 percent of the total possible laps (3,402 of a possible 3,464)…Has one ARCA start at Nashville, a seventh-place effort in 2008.
THE TEAM
Name Duties Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Driver Mike Kelley Crew Chief Seth Barbour Engineer Richard Letendre Car Chief Chris Letourneau Front Tire Changer Kyle Coolidge Front Tire Carrier Will Sturgill Jack Man Josh Frankos Rear Tire Changer Jon Bernal Rear Tire Carrier Brian Carr Gas Man/Truck Driver Mike Calinoff Spotter Larry Lally 2nd Truck Driver Edgar Alleman Engine Tuner/Support Lance Allen Pit Support Joe Elliott Pit Support Kenny Deguisto Pit Support Jonathan Dhein Pit Support Geoff Doucette 2nd Spotter
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