Ragan and Taco Bell Team Prepare for Quirky Kentucky

June 24, 2014

Driver Has a Top-10 Finish at Rough and Bumpy Oval

STATESVILLE, JUNE 24, 2014 – David Ragan, driver of the No. 34 Taco Bell Ford, comments on racing at Kentucky Speedway:“Kentucky is a very unique racetrack. It’s not like all the other mile-and-a-half’s. It’s very abrasive and bumpy, so you’ve got to make sure you’ve got a good shock package and good handling to help with your ride quality around the track.“We’ve only been running Cup races at Kentucky for the past three years or so. So, by no means is it the type of place that anybody’s got totally figured out, especially as the cars and the set-ups change from year to year. It’s also a race where we practice during the day and race at night, so that’s another factor that can be a challenge as we prepare for Saturday’s race.”

JUST THE FACTS: Ragan has three Sprint Cup career starts at Kentucky Speedway … He has one top-10 finish at the 1.5-mile oval … His best finish at Kentucky is eighth (2011).FRONT ROW FACTS: @DavidRagan has a top-10 finish in three starts at the rough and abrasive @KySpeedway. #NASCAR

About Front Row Motorsports

Front Row Motorsports is a race-winning organization competing in the NASCAR’s premier Sprint Cup Series, fielding the No. 34 of David Ragan, the No. 38 of David Gilliland and the No. 35 Ford. The team is owned by Bob Jenkins and is headquartered just outside of Charlotte, N.C. FRM was named to INC Magazine’s “INC 5000” list in 2012, recognizing the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. The team’s partnership base is representative of more than $200 billion of the U.S. economy and includes organizations such as Ford Motor Company, CSX Transportation, Love’s Travel Stops, Farm Rich, Taco Bell and Long John Silver’s. Visit teamfrm.com.

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