Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – AdvoCare 500 Advance
Team: No. 17 Roush Fenway Driven Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Scott Graves
Primary Chassis: RK- 868 – last raced at Loudon – finished 24th.
Backup Chassis: RK-827 – last raced at Charlotte – finished 14th.
ADVANCE NOTES
o Last time at Phoenix, Stenhouse led the Roush Fenway Racing qualifying efforts by qualifying 12th and consistently ran inside the top-20 while battling an ill-handling machine for a majority of the 312-lap race.
o So far this 2013 season, Stenhouse Jr. has earned one Coors Light Pole Award, one top-five and three top-10 finishes.
· The Car
o Chassis RK-868 is the same chassis that the rookie raced at Loudon finishing 24th.
· RFR Driven
o After 25 “Winning Years”, a record 300 wins and numerous championships, Roush Fenway Racing remains “Driven” to succeed. To drive the point, RFR launched its 2013 “Driven” campaign at the 2013 NASCAR Media Day. The “Driven” program will include new and increased fan interaction, as well as partner promotions and special events throughout the season. View the Driven Trailer at www.roushfenway.com.
o To celebrate you — the fans, Roush Fenway is giving away Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s hood from his No. 17 “Driven” Ford that he will be racing at Phoenix International Raceway. This one of a kind item will be signed by Ricky, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, and Jack Roush. Show what makes you a “Driven” fan by submitting a picture of RFR fandemonium for your favorite RFR driver. You can enter three ways; Facebook, use the #RFRDriven in your Twitter, or Instagram post.
· Arizona Native
o Veteran Car Chief, Pierre Kuettel, is from Phoenix.
Stenhouse Jr. on Phoenix:
“I enjoy going to Phoenix. We are down to the final two races of the season so we are looking for two strong showings to keep that momentum going into the off-season preparing for 2014. We qualified 12th last time here but couldn’t get our car dialed in the way we wanted. We will look at those notes, and our teammates, and hopefully leave Phoenix with a top-10 finish.”
Scott Graves on Phoenix:
“As a team, we’ve grown this season and I feel we keep getting stronger each week. We qualified well at Phoenix in the spring but just couldn’t get our Ford to handle. Our teammate won there in the spring so we will look at his set-up and hopefully get our Driven Ford dialed in for the race. It is a long race so we will keep making the needed adjustments and hopefully leave Phoenix with a top-10 finish.”
