Crew Chief: Seth Barbour
Chassis: RK-735 – Last raced at Darlington
Twitter: @driverRyanReed and @RoushFenway
ADVANCE NOTES
· Reed at Bristol Motor Speedway
o Roush Fenway Racing development driver, Ryan Reed will make his second career NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Bristol Motor Speedway this Friday. It is his first NNS race at the half-mile track.
· Up to Speed
o Reed made his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series start with Roush Fenway Racing earlier this season at Richmond International Raceway, running in the top-10 for the majority of the race and ultimately finishing 16th.
o In 2012, Reed competed in 14 ARCA races, earning one top-five and six top-10 finishes. He had an average start of 8.6 and an average finish of 10.6. Reed also made one start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series last season at Las Vegas, where he finished 17th.
· The Car
o The No. 16 team brings chassis RK-735 to Bristol this weekend. This chassis has raced twice previously this season at Bristol and Darlington, both with Chris Buescher behind the wheel, finishing seventh and 12th, respectively.
· American Diabetes Association and the Drive to Stop DiabetesSM
o The No. 16 Ford Mustang will carry the American Diabetes Association’s Drive to Stop DiabetesSM colors this weekend. Reed was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 17. He formed his non-profit organization, Ryan’s Mission, to help build diabetes awareness. Ryan’s Mission joined forces with the American Diabetes Association to use his story as the voice in the Drive to Stop DiabetesSM. To learn more about Ryan’s Mission visit: . Check out http://www.diabetes.org/ for more information about the American Diabetes Association.
QUOTE WORTHY
Reed on racing at Bristol Motor Speedway:
“I’m very excited about being back racing the No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Mustang this week at Bristol. It’s been a few months since Richmond, but I know we will pick up right where we left off and be a top-10 team all weekend. I’m definitely going to use up all the practice I can get, Bristol is no joke.”
