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David Ragan, 2011 NSCS Wonderful Pistachios 400 Race Preview
Press Release
Team: No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Drew Blickensderfer
Chassis: Primary: RK-755 Last ran New Hampshire – finished 14th; Backup: RK-747 Last ran Martinsville – finished 8th
Ragan on racing at Richmond International Raceway:
“I like Saturday night racing more than anything else and Richmond is a race we have circled that we can win. It’s my favorite track and we are bringing a proven car, the one we raced there in the spring. I’d love to get a win Saturday night under the lights in our UPS Ford. We’ll try and qualify well and keep good track position throughout the race to be in the right position at the end.”
Crew chief Drew Blickensderfer on racing at Richmond International Raceway:
“We ran really well at the first Richmond, so we are looking forward to going back. We even rebuilt the same car that did so well to take back this time. Qualifying well and having good pit stops will be important to gaining and keeping track position throughout the evening to get our UPS Ford back to victory lane.”
FAST FACTS
- UPS employees Mike Ferrell and Gary Gibson will deliver the green flag for Saturday night’s race at Richmond International Raceway. Ferrell, a 28-year UPS employee from Richmond, Virginia, and Gibson, a 26-year employee from Charlottesville, Virginia, were selected for this honor for their outstanding performance in the areas of safety and service.
- Phil Wall, an 11-year UPS employee will serve as an honorary member of the UPS pit crew this weekend in Richmond. Wall was selected for his excellent work ethic and his service to our nation. The automotive mechanic has served two tours of duty in Iraq and returned home in 2010.
- Out of a possible 3,610 laps at Richmond in his nine prior NSCS starts, Ragan has completed 3,604, making his percentage of laps completed 99.8 percent.
- Ragan has competed four times in the Nationwide Series atRichmond. His best finish came in the spring of 2008 when he qualified ninth and finished fourth.
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