Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Kroger 200 ADVANCE
Team: No. 6 Blackwell Angus Quality Beef and Cargill Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Mike Kelley
Chassis: RK-635
THE QUOTES
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 6 Blackwell Angus Quality Beef and Cargill Ford Mustang: YOU ARE SECOND IN THE NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS. DO YOU THINK THE NEW POINTS STRUCTURE HAS HELPED THE SERIES CREATE ITS OWN IDENTITY? “I feel like the fans are into it. Every time we do autograph sessions they’re talking about the points so I think that’s a great thing that the fans are talking about us Nationwide regular drivers. We’ve still got to go out here and win races against Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch and those guys. It’s working out great for us right now. We’re paying attention to the points. We want to win the points in the Nationwide Series but we want to go out and beat Carl, Kyle, Kevin Harvick and those guys when they’re here because that’s really what proves us.”
THE FACTS
Stenhouse Jr. is second in the in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings, five points behind leader Reed Sorenson and nine ahead of third-place Elliott Sadler. He leads fourth-place Justin Allgaier by 25 points and fifth-place Aric Almirola by 66… Gained 26 points on NNS point leader over the last three races – was 31 points behind first-place Elliott Sadler after race No. 17 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway…Chassis RK-635 finished fifth at Nashville (race No. 8) and qualified third at Chicagoland (Joliet, Ill.) Speedway (race No. 14)…Has earned more top-10 finishes (15) and collected more bonus points (15) than any other NNS competitor…First-career NNS victory came on short track at Iowa Speedway (race No. 12) in his 51st career start… Has scored top-10 finishes in five of the last six races including three top-fives…Is the only NNS regular to lead a lap in all three previous short track races this season (71 laps, 52.29 miles)…Won pole at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (race No. 4) and has started ninth or better in all three short track races…Tops NNS regulars in number of laps led (207) and miles led (264.267)…Completed 98.3 percent of total possible laps (3,627 of 3,689) this season with an average start of 7.1 and average finish of 9.9.
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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About Roush Fenway Racing Roush Fenway Racing is NASCAR’s largest team operating seven motorsports teams. Four in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan; and three in the Nationwide Series with Edwards, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Trevor Bayne. For more information on any of the Roush Fenway Racing teams, log onto www.RoushFenway.com. Become a fan of Roush Fenway Racing on Facebook by going to http://www.facebook.com/roushfenway and follow us on Twitter @roushfenway. For sponsorship inquiries please contact Robin Johnson at 704.720.4645.
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