Travis Pastrana – Phoenix Advance
Team: No. 60 Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Chad Norris
Chassis: RK-766 – Last raced at Richmond
Twitter: @TravisPastrana; @Pastrana60Team; @RoushFenway
ADVANCE NOTES
· Pastrana at Phoenix
o Pastrana visits Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) for his second NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at the one-mile track. Earlier this season, Pastrana qualified 12th and finished 28th at PIR.
o In 2011, Pastrana finished 25th in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at PIR.
· The Car
o Chassis RK-766 visits the track for the fifth time this season. This chassis raced at Phoenix, finishing 28th; Richmond, finishing ninth; Loudon, finishing 16th and Richmond, finishing 20th.
· Local Connections
o Mike Brown, Jackman on the No. 60 pit crew, returns to his hometown of Phoenix for the second time this season.
· Recapping Texas
o A spin in qualifying relegated the No. 60 team to a 39th starting position. Pastrana ran the majority of the race in the mid-twenties, but was happy with the overall handling of his car before a late race accident left the No. 60 in 31st.
o He remains 14th in the NNS point standings.
QUOTE WORTHY
Pastrana on racing at Phoenix:
“Phoenix was a roller coaster ride for me the first go-around. I was horrible in practice, but learned a lot. The team made great changes and I was able to post a very solid qualifying effort. Then I plowed the wall on Lap 2 and never got my car straightened up. So, we don’t have a lot of notes on the track, but I really like it.”
