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2013 Daytona 500: Ricky Stenhouse Jr NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Preview
Team: No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Scott Graves
Primary Chassis: RK- 830 - new chassis
Backup Chassis: RK-792 - Last ran during Daytona test
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ADVANCE NOTES
• Stenhouse in the Daytona 500
o In 2012, Stenhouse started 21st in his first Daytona 500 and finished a respectable 20th place in his debut.
• Duels
o With a 12th-place qualifying effort, Stenhouse will start sixth in the second Duel at Daytona, on Thursday, February 21st.
• Stenhouse at Daytona
o Stenhouse has six Nationwide career starts, earning two top-five and three top-10 finishes.
o Stenhouse earned his first career pole at Daytona for the July 2012 Nationwide race.
• The Car
o Chassis RK-830 is a brand new chassis for the Rookie of the Year contender. After the Daytona test in January, the No. 17 team went to work to build a brand new car.
• Best Buy
o Best Buy joined Roush Fenway Racing and the No. 17 car in 2012.
o After many seasons in the sport, they got their first race win at the 2012 Daytona 500.
o Make sure to follow @BestBuy and use hashtag #BestBuy17 in 2013.
Stenhouse on the Daytona 500:
“I’m ready to get back racing. The Daytona 500 race is important for our No. 17 team because it gives you momentum at the start of the season. The No. 17 Best Buy Ford was fast in qualifying and practice, but we need a tad more speed in the draft. The Duels will let us know how our Ford will handle in the draft. I hope we can roll Matt’s Best Buy Ford out of the Daytona USA and roll ours in.”
Graves on the Daytona 500:
“We need a solid finish in the Daytona 500, as it sets the tone for the season. We will rely on our teammates who ran in the Unlimited to see how the Fords’ handle in the draft. Our Best Buy Ford has been fast on single-car runs, but we need a touch of speed in the draft. So much can happen at Daytona; we need a strong finish in the Duels to start up front in the 500 and hopefully stay out of trouble.”
2013 No. 17 Team
Name Duties
Scott Graves Crew Chief
Mike Bugarewicz Engineer
Julian Pena Engineer
Pierre Kuettel Car Chief
Joey Elliott Mechanic
Brent Wentz Mechanic
Chris Church Mechanic
Jonathan Salmans Engine Tuner
Jim Bender Tires
Dave Stillman Shocks
Scott Clodfelter Truck Driver 1
Pete White Truck Driver 2
Mike Calinoff Spotter
Mike Lingerfelt Front Tire Changer
Alan Troutman Front tire Carrier
Dennis Killian Jack Man
Kale Uphoff Rear Tire Changer
Brad Sutton Rear Tire Carrier
Josh Pech Gas Man
Leroy Koehler Pit Support
Chad Johnson Pit Support
Josh Patch Pit Support
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