Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – The Profit on CNBC 500 Advance
Team: No. 17 NOS Energy Drink Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Mike Kelley
Primary Chassis: RK- 877 – new chassis
Backup Chassis: RK- 815 – last raced at Dover- finished 17th
· Stenhouse at Phoenix
o Stenhouse has two career starts at PIR, completing 628 of 628 laps (100%) with an
average starting position of 19.5 and average finishing position of 14.0.
· The Car
o Chassis RK-877 is a brand new chassis for the No. 17 team. The team tested at Nashville with this chassis earlier this season.
o The backup Chassis RK-815 last raced at Dover, where Stenhouse finished 17th. The No. 17 team also raced this chassis at Fontana and Darlington.
· NOS Energy Drink
o Teamed up with Stenhouse Jr. and Roush Fenway Racing in 2012.
o NOS will be launching a social/digital campaign called “You only live NOS”.
o drinkNOS.com
Stenhouse on Phoenix:
“After our great finish at Daytona, I am looking forward to Phoenix and having NOS Energy Drink on our Ford. Phoenix is a tough track, but we had some solid runs there last year and never finished outside the top-10 in the Nationwide car. We are bringing a new chassis that we feel should handle and turn through the corners which is key at Phoenix. I feel confident that we can get another top-10 this weekend in our NOS Energy Drink Ford.”
Kelley on Phoenix:
“Ricky and I had some solid runs in the Nationwide series at Phoenix, so I look to continue that streak this weekend. We are bringing a new car that we tested in Nashville a few weeks ago. Phoenix is where the season really starts and we look to carry the momentum from Daytona into this weekend. I feel good about this weekend and feel confident that we will have a strong run in our NOS Energy Drink Ford.”