David Ragan has lost some of the momentum he brought through the month of July. The #6 Roush Fenway Racing team scuffled through August and now sits with only a slim chance at making the Chase, despite Ragan’s breakthrough win in July’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. Friday, news surfaced that UPS was cutting its sponsorship back from 36 races to four to six [eight] races and may take that money over to Carl Edwards’ #99 Ford or even to another team. The bad news did not shock Ragan. “I think we’ve known for a while that UPS was going to cut back a little bit.,” Ragan told News/Talk WSB just after posting the 15th-fastest time in Sprint Cup Series Happy Hour practice. “They are still going to be involved in the sport in some way, shape, or form. Hopefully, we can do the right things and keep them around Roush Fenway in a small capacity. We knew they had a different mindset of how they want to spend some of their marketing dollars. We’ve had a good relationship and I hope we can keep that going – just not in the same way we have today.” Despite rumors that now swirl about Ragan’s future in the sponsor-lacking #6, the 25-year-old remains confident that his future is in that seat. “We’ve got a lot of irons in the fire. It’s just a matter of which one materializes.We’ve got a lot of meetings with a lot of companies. It’s just a matter of finding some sponsorship. We’ve got to fill out the 6 car with some extra races. That’s what we’re working on and we’re positive we can get that done.”(WSB Radio)(9-4-2011)
