TREVOR BAYNE
Iowa Nationwide Race Advance
Team: No. 6 Ford EcoBoost Mustang
Crew Chief: Mike Kelley
Chassis: RK-708
Twitter: @Tbayne21; @RFR6PR
ADVANCE NOTES
· Bayne in Iowa
o Trevor Bayne is a strong starter at Iowa Speedway. He qualified in the top-five all three times he’s driven at the tri-oval track for a NASCAR Nationwide Series race, including one pole. This Saturday, he will make a run at keeping the streak alive.
o After leading for more than 20 laps in 2010, Bayne registered a top-five finish in Iowa (fifth-place finish).
o Bayne and the No. 6 team are coming off back-to-back top-10 finishes in Dover (fourth-place finish) and Charlotte (sixth-place finish).
· The Car
o Chassis RK-708 has a history of impressive finishes in Iowa. During the No. 6 team’s 2012 Championship season, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. used RK-708 to win at Iowa in the spring, and place fifth in the fall.
o Earlier this season, Bayne used the same chassis in Bristol and brought home a 12th-place finish.
o The chassis will feature the Ford EcoBoost paint scheme.
QUOTE WORTHY
Bayne on Racing in Iowa:
“Iowa’s always been a pretty good track for me. It’s one of the three tracks where I took three poles in a row in 2010. The No. 6 team has been good there for the last few years. They won three races out of four.”
Bayne’s history at Iowa Speedway:
“I actually ran the first race that was ever run at Iowa. It was a wild race because they didn’t expect it to be so fast and we were blowing tires every 13 laps! The speedway drives like a short track and has the speeds of a 1-mile track, so I think it’s a good balance and a good track to be able to pass on and make moves.”
Bayne on the No. 6 team’s building momentum:
“We finally got some races where we were still running at the finish line. There was a stretch of weeks that were tough on us because we would have fast cars and crazy stuff would happen out of the blue. But, we finally finished a couple of races in the top-five, and now we have to keep clicking those off. On our worst day, we’re a top-10 team and on our best day we can win these races.”
2013 No. 6 Ford Ecoboost Team
Name Duties Hometown
Michael Kelley
Crew Chief
Clearwater, FL
Casey Povelones
Engineer
Danville, IL
Brett Ragan
Car Chief
Unadilla, GA
Kenny Deguisto
Plate Assistant
Garland, TX
EC Nichols
Shock Specialist
Woodland, TX
Cesar Villanueva
Underneath mechanic
Parsippany, NJ
Edgar Aleman
Engine Tuner
Bayamon, P.R.
Tyler Paxton
Tire Specialist
St. Charles, MO
Jay Maybry
Truck Driver
Campobello, SC
Larry Lally
Back up Truck. Driver
Westchester, CA
Mike Calinoff
Spotter
Hauppauge, NY
Jon Dhein
Pit support
Chilton, WI
Richie Williams
Jackman
Camden SC
Josh Shipplett
Rear Carrier
Winder, GA
Tesfa Lee
Front Carrier
Brooklyn, NY
Cory Baldwin
Front Changer
Severn, MD
Josh Peck
Gasman
Mooresville, NC
Thomas Parker
Rear Changer
Newman, GA
Tony Price
Shop foreman
Ashburton, NZ
Andi Lumbi
Mech. Front Suspension
Norwalk, CT
Dale Hoffman
Mech. Rear Suspension
Allentown, PA
