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Nationwide Race: Lipton Tea 250 at Richmond International Speedway
Discount Tire Team #6 |
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"I am excited to run under the lights at Richmond. The atmosphere will be very fun, and I know
the Discount Tire team will be prepared for anything this weekend, said driver David Ragan.
"The key to success at Richmond is a good qualifying effort. If we can stay up front from the
outset I think we can have a very solid run. Our Ford Fusion will be fast; we just have to take
care of business on and off pit road. We need a good run to get back in the hunt for a championship." |
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"We had a rough weekend in Talladega. I think we all need to regroup and put that in the past,
crew chief Mike Kelly said. "Richmond is a tough short track that will be a challenge for us.
Luckily, David has some experience there and he knows how to get around here. Our short track
program is solid and our Discount Tire Ford Fusion is proven. We are bringing our top-five car
from Phoenix to Richmond, so I can assure you we will do everything we can to duplicate that
performance." |
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Fast Facts
• This will be David Ragan's third career Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway.
• Ragan is currently sixth in the Nationwide Series point standings.
• Ragan has five top-10 finishes in the Nationwide Series in 2008.
• Ragan won Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year in 2007 in the Nationwide Series. |
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Sprint Cup Race: Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Speedway
Discount Tire is an associate sponsor of Cup car drivers David Ragan, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle:
David Ragan
"Short tracks are definitely my favorite and Richmond pretty much tops my list. I grew up racing
short tracks like Richmond and they really fit my driving style. Plus last year we earned our best
finish of the season at Richmond. I ran out of laps there at the end of the race, I had a fast car
and I think I could've caught those guys in front of me if I had a few more laps. Well maybe this
time we'll be able to do it. I've had some great cars so far this season so I'm really excited to
get to the track this weekend, especially coming off such a good run at Talladega."
Carl Edwards
"Richmond is a challenging track to drive but fun at the same time. My Office Depot team has been
strong every week and I am looking forward to having a solid run and a good point day. I am really
confident going into Richmond."
Greg Biffle
"Richmond is definitely one of my favorite tracks. It's a multi-groove track, which makes for good
racing. I'm pretty happy with our finish in Talladega. It could have been better but at least we
finished. Now we're going to a couple of my favorite tracks with Richmond and Darlington coming up
and I'm looking forward to those. They're both fun tracks where "Richmond is definitely one of my
favorite tracks. It's a multi-groove track, which makes for good racing. I'm pretty happy with our
finish in Talladega. It could have been better but at least we finished. Now we're going to a couple
of my favorite tracks with Richmond and Darlington coming up and I'm looking forward to those. They're
both fun tracks where you have to have a good-handling car but the driver can also make a difference." |
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Tune In
"Trackside Live" with Jeff Hammond co-sponsored by Discount Tire
Friday or Saturday* 7 or 8 p.m.* SPEED
*Check your local listings.
Nationwide Series Lipton Tea 250
05-02-08 4 p.m. Lipton Tea 250 qualifying SPEED
05-02-08 7 p.m. Lipton Tea 250 ESPN2
Sprint Series Crown Royal 400
05-02-08 1:30 p.m. Crown Royal 400 final practice SPEED
05-02-08 5:30 p.m. Crown Royal 400 qualifying SPEED
05-03-08 7 p.m. Crown Royal 400 FOX |
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