Trevor Bayne – New Hampshire Advance
Team: No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Matt Puccia
Twitter: @Tbayne6, @Bayne6Team and @RoushFenway
New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Sunday, July 17 at 1:00pm EST on NBCSN
ADVANCE NOTES
Bayne at New Hampshire
Bayne makes his third career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
Bayne recorded a best finish of 16th in the Sept. 2015 event at the New England track.
In four starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series at New Hampshire, Bayne recorded one top-five finish and three top-10 finishes, including a best finish of fifth in the July 2010 event at the New England race track.
Matt Puccia at New Hampshire
Puccia will call his 11th NSCS race at New Hampshire on Sunday. In 10 previous starts, Puccia has recorded three top-fives and four top-10s with a best finish of third coming in Sept. 2011 and Sept. 2013 with Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle.
Recapping Kentucky
Bayne utilized a fuel mileage strategy in the closings stages of Saturday night’s NSCS event at Kentucky Speedway to record an 11th-place finish.
Chase Standings
Bayne trails the 16th and final position in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship standings by 10 points
QUOTE WORTHY
Bayne on racing at New Hampshire:
“New Hampshire will be fun this weekend. We’re right there in the mix of it for making the Chase and know that we need to keep on having solid runs week in and week out. I’m confident that (crew chief) Matt (Puccia) will give me another good AdvoCare Ford this weekend and that we can get up there and have another strong run on Sunday.”
