Ricky Stenhouse Jr – Talladega Advance
Team: No. 17 Cargill/Sam’s Club Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Mike Kelley
Primary Chassis: RK- 909 – last ran at Daytona- finished 41st.
Backup Chassis: RK-872 – new chassis
ADVANCE NOTES
· Stenhouse Jr. at Talladega
o Stenhouse has three Sprint Cup starts at Talladega earning one top-five and two top-10 finishes.
o Stenhouse has an average finish at Talladega of 8.7.
o In his three Sprint Cup starts, Stenhouse Jr. has earned the most drivers’ points.
· The Car
o Chassis RK-909 is the same chassis that the No.17 team ran at Daytona where Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had worked his way into the top-five before a multi-car accident on lap 19 sent the Cargill/Winn-Dixie Ford to the garage.
· Last time at Talladega
o After suffering damage on the right front fender from the spin by the No. 48 machine, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. lined up in the 19th position for the green-white-checkered finish. With the inside lane having the momentum, the two-time Nationwide champion maneuvered his Ford into the 10th position before the field was frozen on the final lap due to debris.
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Stenhouse Jr. on Talladega:
“Talladega this weekend should be exciting. We’ve been strong at the superspeedways this season but have had some bad luck. There is always the ‘big one’ at Talladega and you just hope you aren’t part of it. If we can stay out of trouble, I feel confident that we will have a strong run in our Cargill/Sam’s Club Ford.”
Mike Kelley on Talladega:
“We had a strong showing at Talladega in the spring and I feel confident that we can have another strong run this weekend at Talladega. There are many strategies that you can use during this race so we will let Ricky decide what he wants to do. Ricky is a really smart superspeedway racer and knows how to be there at the end to go for the win. I think if we can stay out of the ‘big one’ then we could leave Talladega with our first Sprint Cup win.”
