Ricky Stenhouse Jr – Pure Michigan 400 Advance
Team: No. 17 Zest Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Mike Kelley
Primary Chassis: RK- 902 – last raced at Pocono– finished 15th.
Backup Chassis: RK- 877 – last raced at Loudon- finished ninth.
ADVANCE NOTES
· Stenhouse Jr. at Michigan International Speedway
o Stenhouse has three career Sprint Cup starts at MIS with an average starting position of 22.3 and average finishing position of 20.7.
o Stenhouse is currently 27th in the point standings with one top-five and four top-10 finishes this season.
· The Car
o Chassis RK-902 is the same chassis that the No.17 team raced at Pocono where Stenhouse was the highest finishing Roush Fenway Racing driver with his 15th-place finish.
· Zest
o High Ridge Brands is the name of the parent company/private equity firm.
o Zest’s first year in NASCAR was 2012 when they sponsored the No. 17 Ford.
Stenhouse Jr. on racing at Michigan:
“We always want to have a strong run at Michigan since it’s in the backyard of Ford and Roush Industries. We have done a lot of testing since we raced at Michigan in June. We feel like we have found some speed in our Fords. I definitely think you will see all the Roush Fenway Fords running competitive this weekend. It would be great to get another top-10 finish in our Zest Ford.”
Mike Kelley on racing at Michigan:
“Michigan is a fast track after the repave. After Michigan in June, we have been testing a lot to find speed and we think we have definitely found some things that should help us be more competitive this weekend. We always want to have a strong run at Michigan since it is Jack’s home track. I think we if we can keep our Zest Ford up front then we should leave Michigan with another top-10 finish.”
