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Roush sticking with Ragan:

  • Froim a Ford Racing PAR, a tele conference with Roush Fenway Racing owner Jack Roush, his comments about #6-David Ragan:
    DO YOU SEE DAVID RAGAN MAKING PROGRESS OR HAS HE STALLED?
    ‘David showed great ability early on. After the race at Pocono on Sunday, David flew with me in the co-pilot seat as we traversed the storms coming back to Charlotte. I had a couple of hours with David in the car and airplane to talk about what his frustrations were and what his hopes were for the year. David is extraordinarily skilled, patient and mature beyond his years. He deserves better. We will achieve better success for him than he has had. He has not yet been able to pass Carl or Greg or Matt. When we have a problem like we do with the simulations right now, David is more susceptible to that than the others. As we get ourselves straightened out and that aspect of the program strong, I am hopeful that David can compete for a spot in the chase as he did two years ago and win a race this year.(Ford Racing)(6-10-2010)