David Ragan News

Spoiler test at Talladega on Tuesday: TODAY:

Spoiler test at Talladega on Tuesday: TODAY:

March 16, 2010
Sprint Cup Series teams will assemble on Tuesday, March 16 for an important early-season test at Talladega Superspeedway. Approximately 24 teams are expected to participate in the one-day session, which will target a number of mechanical options in advance of the Aaron

Some Chassis selections for Atlanta:

Some Chassis selections for Atlanta:

March 5, 2010
#1-Jamie McMurray: Kevin 'Bono' Manion has decided to bring chassis #905. This is a brand new chassis. #2-Kurt Busch and his Steve Addington-led 'Blue Deuce' team will debut their 'PRS-715' Penske Racing Charger during the Kobalt Tools 500 action this weekend

Some Chassis selections for Las Vegas:

Some Chassis selections for Las Vegas:

February 26, 2010
#1-Jamie McMurray: Crew chief Kevin "Bono" Manion will bring chassis #070. This chassis ran in the 2009 season spring event at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway and in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway where it finished10th, 25th and ninth

Ragan to take flight:

Ragan to take flight:

February 24, 2010
David Ragan, driver of the #6 UPS Ford, will fly with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Thursday, February 25th at Nellis Airforce Base.(RFR)(2-24-2010)

Blickensderfer takes over as Edwards’ crew chief:

Blickensderfer takes over as Edwards’ crew chief:

February 23, 2010
Roush Fenway Racing has announced that Drew Blickensderfer will take over as crew chief on the #60 Nationwide team with driver Carl Edwards effective immediately. Mike Kelley, who had served in that position, will assume the role of competition director for Roush Fenway

Daytona 500 Delays added Sponsorship Exposure:

Daytona 500 Delays added Sponsorship Exposure:

February 20, 2010
The one benefit of two lengthy track repair delays during last week's Daytona 500 was the unique opportunity for Fox to conduct interviews with an unprecedented 27 of the 43 drivers, and 10 crew chiefs. According to research conducted by Joyce Julius & Associates,

Some Chassis notes from team for Auto Club Speedway:

Some Chassis notes from team for Auto Club Speedway:

February 20, 2010
#5-Mark Martin: Hendrick Motorsports Chassis #5-523 for Sunday's race. Martin drove this chassis five times last season, including to Victory Lane at Michigan International Speedway in June. #6-David Ragan: Primary Chassis: RK-617 Ran Charlotte in 2009 as the #26 '

Johnson wins Gatorade Duel 1:

Johnson wins Gatorade Duel 1:

February 11, 2010
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the 1st Gatorade Duel at Daytona International Speedway, beating #29-Kevin Harvick by about an inch. #18-Busch was 3rd, followed by #33-Bowyer & #78-Smith. #55-McDowell finished 14th and #13-Papis finished 15th and were the two go-or-go homers

UPS airing new commercials:

UPS airing new commercials:

February 10, 2010
UPS will debut two new commercials during the weekend of the Daytona 500. This is the second season in a row for the 'Maximum Driver' advertising campaign, which features #6-David Ragan taking on challenges UPS drivers face each day. Daytona International Speedway

Roush close to having sponsors for all four cars:

Roush close to having sponsors for all four cars:

January 14, 2010
Three of Roush Fenway Racing's four Cup cars, for drivers #6-David Ragan (UPS), #16-Greg Biffle (3M/Post It) and #99-Carl Edwards (Aflac/Subway/Kellogg's) are fully sponsored, Smith said; but 2003 Cup champion Matt Kenseth's #17 Ford is not. "Within a very few days

Menard to run full Nationwide season:

Menard to run full Nationwide season:

January 14, 2010
Roush Fenway will field four full-time teams in the 2010 Nationwide Series -- including a #98 Ford for Paul Menard, who races for Richard Petty Motorsports in the Cup Series -- and RFR president Geoff Smith said Wednesday that the stable sold has more than 75% of the

Roush still looking for Nationwide sponsorship:

Roush still looking for Nationwide sponsorship:

January 13, 2010
[Roush President Geoff] Smith said Roush Feneway Racing's other three Nationwide programs had varying sponsorship gaps. Former series champion Carl Edwards will again compete full time in both Cup and Nationwide, running a #60 Ford sponsored by Fastenal and Copart

Less crashes in 2009:

Less crashes in 2009:

December 18, 2009
For the second consecutive year, crashes and spins were down in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series. Not since 2002 have there been fewer on-track incidents in the sport's top series, according to numbers compiled by USA TODAY. The results are surprising, given that NASCAR

Wingo named Ragan’s crew chief:

Wingo named Ragan’s crew chief:

November 24, 2009
Roush Fenway Racing announced that Donnie Wingo has been named crew chief of the #6 UPS team with driver David Ragan. Wingo joined Roush Fenway at the beginning of the 2009 season as crew chief for Jamie McMurray and the #26 team. The duo most recently captured a win

Homestead Rookie Notes:

Homestead Rookie Notes:

November 17, 2009
Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix. Allgaier posted a 16th-place finish to earn Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time in the last three races and for the 11th time this season. Allgaier leads