Ricky Stenhouse Jr – AAA 400
Team: No. 17 Ford Ecoboost Fusion
Crew Chief: Scott Graves
Primary Chassis: RK- 815 – Last raced at Darlington – finished 18th.
Backup Chassis: RK- 827 – Last raced at Charlotte – finished 14th.
ADVANCE NOTES
· Stenhouse Jr. at Dover International Raceway
o Stenhouse Jr. has two Sprint Cup starts at the Monster Mile, both of which he has finished 13th or better.
o The two-time Nationwide champion has six Nationwide starts at Dover earning two top-five and two top-10 finishes.
o Stenhouse Jr. is currently 19th in the point standings and has two top-10 finishes and one pole so far in his rookie season.
· The Car
o Chassis RK-815 is the same chassis that the No.17 team ran at Darlington and finished 18th after battling a tight machine.
o The backup Chassis RK-827 is the chassis that the team raced at Charlotte finishing 14th in the longest race of the NASCAR season.
· Ford Ecoboost
o Delivering up to 20 percent better fuel economy than conventional engines, EcoBoost uses smaller overall size combined with turbocharging and gasoline direct injection to bring customers the power they want and the fuel economy they need.
Stenhouse Jr. on racing at Dover:
“I am really looking forward to Dover and getting back to a banked track after Loudon. Dover is tough, hence the nickname ‘Monster Mile’. The turns are unique because of the way you drive up out of them. We have been close to the top-10 the past two times we have raced there, so I feel confident that if we can stay out of trouble that we can get back on our top-10 streak.”
Scott Graves on racing at Dover:
“Dover is a unique concrete track that is tough on our cars. Dover is one of the tracks that we have raced at multiple times so we will go back and rely heavily on those notes. Track position is crucial so we need to qualify well on Friday. I think if we can stay up front and execute on pit-road that we can earn another top-10 finish this weekend at Dover. We have been close in the past.”
