No. 43 Team Heads to Tennessee Track for Second Time with More Experience
Coming off his best finish of 2014, and his career-best NASCAR Nationwide Series finish, Dakoda Armstrong looks to carry that momentum to one of the toughest short tracks on the circuit, Bristol Motor Speedway.
Despite a 24th-place finish in March at the.533-mile track, Armstrong and the No. 43 WinField team have more experience under their belt. It’s been 18 races since the team’s last visit to Bristol, having accumulated over 2,885 laps just during race events, not including practices and qualifying. The No. 43 Ford team feels that their growth in knowledge and communication through the season will help them earn another Top-10 this weekend.
In addition to Armstrong’s Nationwide start earlier this year, he also has two Camping World Truck Series starts at the .533-mile track. He earned his best finish of 18th in the 2013 truck event.
After season-best finish last weekend @DakodaArmstrong looks to carry momentum to @BMSUpdates. #NASCAR
Coming off his best finish of 2014, @Dakoda Armstrong and the No. 43 WinField team look to carry the momentum to @Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend.
“After our finish there in March, we realized we had a lot to work on before we went back at the end of the summer. I think we’ve grown as a team since then. If you think about it, that was the fourth race of the season and the guys were still getting to know my driving style and I was still learning these cars. Now that we’re 22 races into the season I feel pretty confident about going back to Bristol.
“Especially this week, coming off of our best finish of the season, I’m excited to get back in the car and get another Top-10. Once you get a good finish it gives everyone a lot of confidence. I have more confidence too. It’s just a good feeling for our team.”
No. 43 WinField Ford
A performance and marketing driven company, Richard Petty Motorsports, co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty and successful business entrepreneurs Andrew Murstein and Douglas Bergeron, is one of the most recognized brands in all of motorsports. With a history of over 200 wins and business partnerships with national and global leaders, today the race operation fields two teams in competition in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Aric Almirola pilots the famous No. 43 Ford Fusion with primary partners Smithfield Foods, U.S. Air Force, STP, Strike Ten Entertainment and Fresh From Florida, and Marcos Ambrose drives the No. 9 machine with primary partners STANLEY, DEWALT, Mac Tools and Twisted Tea. In addition, Dakoda Armstrong wheels the No. 43 WinField Ford Mustang full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The team is headquartered in Concord, N.C.
