Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Texas Advance
Team: No. 17 EcoPower Re-Refined Oil Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Mike Kelley
Primary Chassis: RK- 929 – last raced at Chicago – finished 17th.
Backup Chassis: RK-877 – last raced at Loudon – finished ninth.
ADVANCE NOTES
· Stenhouse at Texas
o Stenhouse has three Sprint Cup career starts with an average starting position of 19.0 and average finishing position of 27.3.
· Last time at Texas
o After rain postponed the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway until Monday, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. worked his way up inside the top-20 before his Ford Ecoboost machine tightened causing him to settle for a 26th-place finish.
· Car
o Chassis RK-929 is the same chassis that the No. 17 team raced at Chicago leading the Roush Fenway Racing efforts with his 17th-place finish after a competitor made contact with his Ford with ten laps remaining.
· EcoPower Re-Refined Oil
o EcoPower is a recently introduced brand of motor oil that is re-cycled and re-refined from used lubricating oils. It protects engines and protects the environment.
o EcoPower is primarily sold to large corporate and government fleets, as well as consumers through do-it-for-me oil change outlets.
o EcoPower is by far the largest seller of lubricants to the U.S. Military for all branches all over the World; Safety-Kleen has been the majority supplier for almost 20 years. EcoPower protects some of the largest State and municipal fleets.
· Texas Native
o Underneath mechanic on the No. 17 team Kenny Deguisto is from Garland, TX which is about 50 miles from Fort Worth.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on Texas:
“Texas is one of my favorite tracks. We are bringing the same car that we raced in Chicago and felt we should have had a better finish than we got. We’re definitely making gains as an organization so I am looking forward to this weekend. Since this is EcoPower’s home track, it would be great to have a strong run for them.”
Mike Kelley on Texas:
“I’m looking forward to Texas this weekend. We’ve tested a lot lately and feel like we learned some things that should help us keep improving each week. Our mile-and-a-half program has been strong this year so hopefully we can have a solid finish in our EcoPower Re-Refined Oil Ford.”
