Ricky Stenhouse Jr – Sylvania 300 Advance
Team: No. 17 EcoPower Re-Refined Oil Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Mike Kelley
Primary Chassis: RK- 882- last raced at Pocono – finished 18th.
Backup Chassis: RK-877 – last raced at Loudon- finished ninth.
ADVANCE NOTES
· Stenhouse at New Hampshire
o Stenhouse has three Sprint Cup career starts at New Hampshire with an average starting position of 25.3 and average finish position of 22.3.
· Last time at New Hampshire
o Ricky Stenhouse Jr. lined up in the 11th-position for the final green-white-checkered finish and quickly maneuvered his Ford into the ninth position by the time the checkered flag waved in the Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
· The Car
o Chassis RK-882 is the same chassis that the No. 17 team raced at Pocono where Stenhouse maneuvered his Ford through a multi-car accident late in the race to finish 18th.
· EcoPower Re-Refined Oil
o EcoPower is a recently introduced brand of motor oil that is re-cycled and re-refined from used lubricating oils. It protects engines and protects the environment.
o EcoPower is primarily sold to large corporate and government fleets, as well as consumers through do-it-for-me oil change outlets.
o EcoPower is by far the largest seller of lubricants to the U.S. Military for all branches all over the World; Safety-Kleen has been the majority supplier for almost 20 years. EcoPower protects some of the largest State and municipal fleets.
· New Hampshire Native
o Chris Church, a diehard Boston Red Sox fan, grew up in Plaistow, N.H., which is a little over an hour from NHMS.
Stenhouse on racing at New Hampshire:
“After our solid performance at New Hampshire in July, I’m looking forward to getting back to New Hampshire. Roush Fenway as an organization always wants to have a strong showing at New Hampshire since it is the home track for the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Sports Group. Our No. 17 team has been strong on the short tracks so far this season, so hopefully we can get another top-10 finish at Loudon this weekend.”
Kelley on racing at New Hampshire:
“We had a really strong run at Loudon earlier this season, so as a team we look forward to returning and hopefully improving on our finish. I feel as a team we are getting stronger at some of the tracks that we are going to for the second time around. We still have some work to do on our cars but I feel confident that we can have another solid showing this weekend at Loudon.”
