Team: No. 6 Acorns Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Scott Graves
Twitter: @Roush6Team, @RoushFenway and @RyanJNewman
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 – Sunday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN, SiriusXM Channel 90
ADVANCE NOTES
Newman at Atlanta Motor Speedway
· Newman will make his 27th MENCS start at Atlanta this weekend. In 26 prior events, Newman has nine top-10 and two top-five finishes.
· Newman has a stellar 6.8 average starting spot at the 1.5-mile track with seven career poles at AMS, including two-straight outside pole starts. In 26 career races Newman has started on the front row 12 times, and no worse than seventh in his last five races dating back to 2014.
· His top finishes came back in 2004 and 2013 when he crossed the line fifth. He’s also finished 10th on four occasions, including most recently in 2015.
· Newman is a former winner at AMS in the Truck Series winning back in 2008, one of only seven Truck starts in his career.
· Newman also has three starts at AMS in the Xfinity Series, finishing eighth in 2010 and capturing the pole back in 2001.
Scott Graves at Atlanta Motor Speedway
· Graves will call his third MENCS race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday.
· He has two prior starts atop the pit box with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. back in 2013 and most recently with Daniel Suarez in 2018.
· He led Stenhouse to the pole before finishing 16th, and earned a top-15 with Suarez last season after starting fourth.
QUOTE WORTHY
Newman on racing at Atlanta:
“This weekend will be the first real test for our team with the new package and a fast race track. Atlanta is historically a place that you can run anywhere at; up near the wall or down on the line, so it makes for some challenging but great racing. We’re looking forward to our debut with Acorns on the car this weekend and look to bring home a solid finish on Sunday.”
On the Car
Acorns makes its debut with Roush Fenway Racing and Ryan Newman this weekend, serving as the primary partner on the No. 6 Ford Mustang. Acorns’ bright green colors will shine for the first time in 2019 as part of a six-race deal with the team.
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