Ricky Stenhouse Jr – Kentucky Advance
Team: No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Nick Sandler
Twitter: @Stenhouse17team @StenhouseJr @FifthThird and @roushfenway
ADVANCE NOTES
· Stenhouse Jr. at Kentucky Speedway.
The two-time XFINITY champion has three career NSCS starts at Kentucky with an average starting position of 17.0 and average finishing position of 17.7.
· Last year at Kentucky
After getting into an accident on lap 143, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. restarted 18th with 43 laps remaining in the 267-lap race gaining seven positions in the closing laps to take the checkered flag in the 11th position.
· On the Car This Weekend
Fifty-three names will be featured on the No. 17 Fifth Third Ford at Kentucky Speedway this weekend. They are the names of fifty-three brave individuals who are currently fighting or have fought a battle with cancer. A longtime supporter of Stand Up to Cancer, Fifth Third Bank in partnership with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. reached out to NASCAR fans asking them to #StandUpwithRicky and honor a friend or family member by sharing their story. For every story shared, Fifth Third Bank made a donation to Stand Up to Cancer.
· Fifth Third Bank
o Fifth Third Bank has been a partner of Roush Fenway Racing since 2012.
o Fifth Third Bank is a U.S. regional banking corporation, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio at Fifth Third Center, and is the principal subsidiary of holding company Fifth Third Bancorp.
o To find the nearest Fifth Third Bank branch near you – visit www.53.com/atm/branchatm
Stenhouse Jr. on racing at Kentucky:
“There are some unknowns heading into Kentucky but Greg (Biffle) said his Ford was really good during the test session. I’m looking forward to getting on track Thursday to see how our Fifth Third Ford will be with the repave. It’s been a few weeks since we have raced at a mile-and-a-half track so we are looking forward to seeing how our cars perform. We think we have learned some things since Michigan that should benefit us this weekend. We are only 17 points out of 16th place in the point standings so hopefully we can have a solid run and keep ourselves in position to make the Chase.”
