TREVOR BAYNE
Dover Nationwide Race Advance
Team: No. 6 Ford EcoBoost Mustang
Crew Chief: Mike Kelley
Chassis: RK-741
Twitter: @Tbayne21; @RFR6PR
ADVANCE NOTES
· Bayne in Dover
o This Saturday Trevor Bayne will try to continue his streak of top-10 finishes at Dover International Speedway (DIS). During his last two NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races at the Monster Mile, Bayne locked up sixth-place finishes.
o Bayne and the No. 6 team are also coming off a top-10 finish in Charlotte last week. Despite the car running tight through most of the race, a chassis adjustment with less than 50 laps to go gave Bayne the control he needed to fight his way up to sixth place in the History 300.
· The Car
o Chassis RK-741 ran two times during the No. 6 team’s 2012 Championship season. Last October, the team won the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, then the same chassis came in sixth in Homestead.
o The chassis will feature the Ford EcoBoost paint scheme.
· Local Connections
o Front tire changer Cory Baldwin is from Severn MD, just a short drive across Chesapeake Bay from DIS.
QUOTE WORTHY
Bayne on Racing in Dover:
“I like Dover. It’s a tough race track because the transitions on the exits of the corners are really rough; it unloads the car and you have to predict it a little bit. You’ve got to have your car dialed in there. It’s one of the toughest tracks we go to, but I love it.”
Bayne on his history in Dover:
“We’ve always run well there. The big thing there is to stay out of trouble and keep your tires under you, and hopefully (crew chief) Mike Kelley has a good strategy at that place and we’ll be up front the whole time.”
2013 No. 6 Ford Ecoboost Team
Name Duties Hometown
Michael Kelley
Crew Chief
Clearwater, FL
Casey Povelones
Engineer
Danville, IL
Brett Ragan
Car Chief
Unadilla, GA
Kenny Deguisto
Plate Assistant
Garland, TX
EC Nichols
Shock Specialist
Woodland, TX
Cesar Villanueva
Underneath mechanic
Parsippany, NJ
Edgar Aleman
Engine Tuner
Bayamon, P.R.
Tyler Paxton
Tire Specialist
St. Charles, MO
Jay Maybry
Truck Driver
Campobello, SC
Larry Lally
Back up Truck. Driver
Westchester, CA
Mike Calinoff
Spotter
Hauppauge, NY
Jon Dhein
Pit support
Chilton, WI
Richie Williams
Jackman
Camden SC
Josh Shipplett
Rear Carrier
Winder, GA
Tesfa Lee
Front Carrier
Brooklyn, NY
Cory Baldwin
Front Changer
Severn, MD
Josh Peck
Gasman
Mooresville, NC
Thomas Parker
Rear Changer
Newman, GA
Tony Price
Shop foreman
Ashburton, NZ
Andi Lumbi
Mech. Front Suspension
Norwalk, CT
Dale Hoffman
Mech. Rear Suspension
Allentown, PA
