Travis Pastrana – Kansas Advance
Team: No. 60 Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Chad Norris
Chassis: RK-787 – Last raced at Atlanta
ADVANCE NOTES
· Pastrana at Kansas
o Travis Pastrana will make his first NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Kansas Speedway this weekend. Although this is his first race at Kansas, Pastrana and fellow Roush Fenway Racing teammates visited the 1.5-mile track in April for a team test.
· The Car
o Chassis RK-787 is back at the track this weekend, most recently racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway, finishing 17th. This chassis has also competed at Texas Motor Speedway (finishing 33rd) and Michigan International Speedway (17th).
· Recapping Dover
o Pastrana qualified 21st for his second NNS race at his home track of the ‘Monster Mile’. Strong pit strategy propelled the No. 60 up to sixth early in the race, with Pastrana hanging tight in the top-10 with solid lap times. Pastrana lost radio communication to the team before the second pit stop of the day. With the remainder of the race running under the green flag, there was no opportunity for the team to fix the issue, forcing Pastrana to determine the timing for green flag pit stops on his own, ultimately leaving the No. 60 in 22nd.
o He remains 14th in the NNS point standings.
QUOTE WORTHY
Pastrana on racing at Kansas:
“Kansas was one of the few places we were able to test with the team and I feel very confident about the race. Although I haven’t competed there before and I’m sure there will be a lot to learn, it seemed to be a track that will be good for me.”
