Bubba Wallace – Kentucky Advance
Team: No. 6 Bleacher Report Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Seth Barbour
Twitter: @BubbaWallace, @Bubba6Team and @RoushFenway
ADVANCE NOTES
Wallace at Kentucky
Wallace will make his fourth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday.
In three previous starts at the 1.5-Mile oval, Wallace has recorded three top-10 finishes with a best finish of fifth in July 2016.
In two starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Kentucky, Wallace has earned a best finish of second in June 2014.
Recapping Chicago
Wallace recorded a 20th-place finish in the NASCAR XFINITY Series event at Chicagoland Speedway after battling a loose-handling condition throughout much of the 200-Lap event.
Seth Barbour at Kentucky
Barbour will call his sixth NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Kentucky on Saturday. In five previous starts, Barbour recorded a best finish of fifth with Wallace in July 2016.
The Chase is on
This weekend marks the first race of the first round of the NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase for the championship. Wallace enters Saturday’s race at Kentucky as the No. 6 seed.
QUOTE WORTHY
Wallace on racing at Kentucky:
“I’m really looking forward to getting back to Kentucky. We scored a top-five there in July and I’m confident we can back that up this weekend with our Bleacher Report Mustang. We need to get all we can with the Chase kicking off this weekend and make sure we are in a good position come the end of the race.”