PASTRANA AND THE NO. 60 RFR TEAM READY FOR SHORT TRACK RACING

Travis Pastrana – Bristol Advance
Team:           No. 60 Ford Mustang
Crew Chief:   Chad Norris
Chassis:       RK-726
Twitter:         @Pastrana60Team

ADVANCE NOTES

·         Pastrana at Bristol

o   Saturday’s race is Pastrana’s first NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS).  The Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) driver made one start at BMS last season in the K&N Pro Series East.  He started 19th and finished 12th, completing all 127 laps.

·         The Car

o   The No. 60 crew brings Chassis RK-726 to BMS this weekend.  This chassis last competed at Kentucky Speedway with RFR teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. behind the wheel, finishing 17th.

·         Tennessee Connections

o   Front tire changer for the No. 60 Ford Mustang, Robbie Broome of Chattanooga, returns to his home state of Tennessee for this weekend’s race.

·         Recapping Las Vegas

o   Pastrana, matched his career-best finish of 10th, Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, overcoming a 31st starting position, after qualifying was cancelled due to rain.  The finish moved Pastrana up four spots to 11th in the NNS points standings.

QUOTE WORTHY

Pastrana On: Short-track racing:

“Coming from rally and motocross, there is a lot more I can relate to in a short course event.  Aerodynamics, side and bump drafting are all still foreign concepts, but racing head to head while sliding and bumping into each other is what I do best.”

What he learned from racing at Bristol in the K&N Pro Series East last season:

“Bristol looks identical on both sides, but I found the Turn 4 wall comes up a lot faster than the Turn 2 wall.  It took me most of the race to not scrape the side of the car coming out of four and equally as long to figure out the fastest line that allowed me to use the entire track coming out of two.  Bristol is a race where the drivers have to get up on the wheel and work.  I can’t wait!”

2013 No. 60 Team

Name                                       Duties                                                  Hometown

Lance Allen                               Shock Specialist                                   Haubstadt, Ind.

Eric Blair                                   Front Tire Carrier                                    Beth Page, N.Y.

Robbie Broome                         Front Tire Changer                                 Chattanooga, Tenn.

Mike Brown                               Jackman                                               Phoenix, Ariz.

David Davis                              Truck Driver                                          Fort Wayne, Ind.

Joel Edmonds                          Spotter                                                 Dobson, N.C.

Cody Efaw                                Car Chief                                              Big Prairie, Ohio

Josh Frankos                            Rear Tire Changer                                  Weirton, W. Va.

Ryan Gamble                            Rear Tire Carrier                                     Sanborn, N.Y.

Brian Harrison                           Engineer                                               Granite Bay, Calif.

Justin Lasky                              Rear Mechanic                                      Johnstown, Pa.

Rick Mace “Bubba”                    Truck Driver                                          Connelly Spring, N.C.

Brendon McElligott                    Front Mechanic                                     West Newbury, Mass.

Chad Norris                               Crew Chief                                            Fremont, Iowa

John Payne                               Engine Tuner                                         Huntersville, N.C.

Brett Reckert                             Gas Man                                               Ellington, Conn.

David Roth                               Tire Specialist                                       El Paso, Texas