Crew Chief: Scott Graves
Primary Chassis: RK- 791 – last raced Kentucky – finished 17th
Backup Chassis: RK-801 – chassis for the No. 99 in 2012
ADVANCE NOTES
· Stenhouse at Bristol
o Stenhouse made his first Sprint Cup start at the World’s Fastest Half-Mile in March, earning a respectable 16th-place finish.
o Stenhouse has six Nationwide career starts, earning one top-five and two top-10 finishes.
o Stenhouse is currently 21st in the Sprint Cup point standings and leads the Rookie of the Year standings.
· The Car
o Chassis RK-791 is the same chassis that the No. 17 team ran at Bristol earlier this year. Most recently, Stenhouse ran this chassis at Kentucky finishing a stout 17th place.
o The backup Chassis RK-801 was a chassis that the No. 99 ran numerous times in 2012.
· Nationwide
o Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the U.S. and is rated A+ by both A.M. Best and Standard & Poor’s. The company provides customers a full range of insurance and financial services, including auto insurance, motorcycle, boat, homeowners, pet, life insurance, farm, commercial insurance, annuities, mortgages, mutual funds, pensions, long-term savings plans and specialty health services. For more information, visit www.nationwide.com.
Stenhouse on Bristol:
“We had a decent run at Bristol earlier this year. This is the first time Nationwide Insurance is on our No. 17 Ford so it would be great to get a top-10 finish for their debut. This is the typical Saturday night short track racing under the lights and sparks usually fly. We have overcome a lot of adversity this year which is making our team stronger every week. We need to make sure we start near the front because track position is crucial. If we can stay up front and out of trouble, I feel confident we will have a strong run in our Nationwide Ford.”
Scott Graves on Bristol:
“Anything can happen during the Bristol night race. It is a long race so we just need to make sure we stay up front and out of trouble. Track position is crucial because you can go a lap down quickly so we will focus on qualifying trim during our first practice. If we can stay out of trouble and execute on pit-road, I feel confident that we can get a top-10 finish in our Nationwide Insurance Ford.”
