Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Pocono Advance
Team: No. 17 ROUSH Performance Products Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Nick Sandler
Twitter: @Stenhouse17Team, @stenhousejr, and @roushfenway
ADVANCE NOTES
Stenhouse at Pocono Raceway
Stenhouse has seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Pocono Raceway with an average starting position of 22.9 and average finishing position of 27.3.
In his first career start at the ‘Tricky Triangle’, Stenhouse Jr. won the ARCA race in 2008.
Last time at Pocono
After rain postponed the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race to Monday afternoon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was able to save enough fuel to earn a 15th-place finish at the ‘Tricky Triangle’.
Road Course Testing
Stenhouse Jr and the No. 17 team are testing Watkins Glen Tuesday and Wednesday this week in preparation for next week’s second road-course race of the season.
In the Points
Stenhouse Jr. currently sits 20th in the NSCS driver point standings just 23 points shy of the 16th and final position on the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Grid.
ROUSH Performance Products
Created in 1995, ROUSH Performance Products combines race-proven technologies with advanced automotive engineering to continually provide customers the ultimate driving experience – the perfect combination of racecar and road car.
Stenhouse Jr. on racing at Pocono:
“Pocono has been a tough track for me and my team. Pocono is very unique because all three corners are distinct. Earlier this year the race came down to fuel mileage and we were able to save enough fuel to earn a 15th-place finish so hopefully we can improve on that finish this time around and gain some more points in the standings.”
Nick Sandler on racing at Pocono:
“All three turns at Pocono are unique and affect your car differently which can be really challenging but I always look forward to racing here. This race usually comes down to fuel mileage which is what we saw in June. Track position is key so we will do what we can to keep our RPP Ford up near the front and hopefully leave Pocono with a solid finish and have a good points day.”
