Team: No. 17 Little Hug Fruit Barrels Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Brian Pattie
Twitter: @Stenhouse17Team @stenhousejr and @roushfenway
ADVANCE NOTES
Stenhouse Jr. at Dover International Speedway
Stenhouse has 13 career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) starts at Dover with an average starting position of 17.0 and average finishing position of 19.5.
One Year Ago
With a few early cautions at the start of the final stage, crew chief Brian Pattie told Stenhouse to stay out under one of the cautions for track position. The 2017 MENCS Playoff contender led the field to green and was able to pull away and lead for the next 24 laps before surrendering the lead to the No. 14 who had fresher tires.
With only 85 laps remaining, mother nature forced NASCAR to display the red flag to allow time to dry the track. After a brief 45-minute delay, the red flag was lifted and Stenhouse rolled off in the sixth position, Once back to green, the Roush Fenway Racing driver battled a loose handling machine forcing him to settle with a 15th-place finish.
In the Points
Stenhouse currently sits in the 20th place in the driver standings just 15 points shy of 16th place.
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Stenhouse Jr. on racing at Dover:
“Dover is very unique track because of the way you drive up out of the corners. The concrete eats away at the tires so the key is to take care of your tires on the long runs. We started the year strong, but we have struggled the past couple of weeks. This race usually comes down to strategy. We are looking to have a smooth weekend and hopefully leave with a solid finish.”
