David Ragan News

Purpose Money to sponsor #50 for remaining races:

Purpose Money to sponsor #50 for remaining races:

October 31, 2006
Roush Racing and Purpose Money announced the primary sponsorship for the #50 Ford F-150 driven by David Ragan and Michel Jourdain, Jr., in the remaining races of the 2006 Craftsman Truck Series season. Ragan debuted the new colors of the #50 Ford at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Ragan in the #60 at Texas UPDATE:

Ragan in the #60 at Texas UPDATE:

October 31, 2006
In addition to racing in the Truck Series race this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, David Ragan will also attempt to make his third start in the Nextel Cup Series, driving the #60 Pennzoil Ford in the Dickies 500.(Roush Racing PR)(10-31-2006)

Results from Atlanta Motor Speedway:

Results from Atlanta Motor Speedway:

October 30, 2006
1) #15-Mike Bliss, Xpress Motorsports/Strutmasters Chevy 2) #10-Terry Cook, Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford 3) #99-Erik Darnell, Northern Tool & Equipment Ford 4) #17-David Reutimann, Team Tundra Toyota 5) #14-Rick Crawford, Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford 6) #

Roush’s #06 team limited to one more race in 2006:

Roush’s #06 team limited to one more race in 2006:

October 28, 2006
Roush Racing can only enter the #06 in one more Nextel Cup race this year because of the team limitations imposed by NASCAR, team president Geoff Smith confirmed Saturday. Roush already has its fifth full-time team grandfathered in on the four-team NASCAR Cup limit

Ragan finds a way to talk to Stewart:

Ragan finds a way to talk to Stewart:

October 27, 2006
With last week's on-track run-in with Tony Stewart still fresh in his mind, David Ragan came to Atlanta with reconciliation on his mind. Knowing that it might be hard to get Stewart alone, Ragan bid $5,750 at Thursday night's Speedway Children's Charities auction to

Ragan added to truck race:

Ragan added to truck race:

October 25, 2006
Roush Racing has entered David Ragan in the Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Michel Jourdain Jr. was listed on the preliminary entry list in the #50 Ford, but Ragan was substituted into the truck. Ragan was also on the Cup entry list but did not receive

#06 Withdrawn from Atlanta after Ragan not approved:

#06 Withdrawn from Atlanta after Ragan not approved:

October 24, 2006
Roush Racing has withdrawn its #06 Ford from the entry list for this weekend's Bass Pro Shops 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway after driver David Ragan wasn't approved to compete on 1.5-mile tracks at the Nextel Cup level. The team announced last week that Ragan would

Said set to run at least 7 races in 2007:

Said set to run at least 7 races in 2007:

October 24, 2006
Frankie Stoddard, at Martinsville as #06-David Ragan's crew chief, told [Yahoo Sports Bob Margolis] that he and partners Boris Said and Mark Simo have a deal to run seven Nextel Cup races next season with the #60 Ford Fusion.(Yahoo Sports)(10-24-2006)

News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway:

News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway:

October 23, 2006
A solid finish coupled with the championship leader's bad luck has put Johnny Benson (#23 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota) closer to Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) than any challenger since June 1. Just 79 points separate the pair heading into Saturday's EasyCare

Crew Chief Changes Planned at Roush Racing:

Crew Chief Changes Planned at Roush Racing:

October 23, 2006
Jack Roush confirmed Sunday that a multi-team, crew chief shakeup is in the works in his five-team Nextel Cup operation [#'s6,16,17,26,99], but he said he hasn't decided which crew chiefs to pair with which drivers, though veteran Jimmy Fennig "might be a good choice

Ragan attempting double duty at Martinsville:

Ragan attempting double duty at Martinsville:

October 19, 2006
David Ragan is attempting to pull double duty this weekend at Martinsville Speedway as he tries to make the field for both the Craftsman Truck( #50) and Nextel Cup series races. Ragan's #06 Roush Cup car is outside the top-35 cutoff, forcing the driver to make the

Ragan to run four more races in #06 this season:

Ragan to run four more races in #06 this season:

October 18, 2006
Roush Racing announced that they will field David Ragan in four of the final five Nextel Cup Series races in 2006. Ragan will pilot the #06 Ford Fusion in an effort to get a head start on the 2007 season, when he will become the driver of the #6 AAA Ford Fusion. Ragan

Kluever to Run Partial Busch Schedule in 2007:

Kluever to Run Partial Busch Schedule in 2007:

October 12, 2006
What Todd Kluever doesn't have [next year] is a Nextel Cup Series ride in Roush's #6 Ford for next season. The organization announced on Wednesday that David Ragan will replace Mark Martin in that car next season. Nor does Kluever have a full-time Busch Series ride

Scotts WinterGuard Fertilizer Sponsoring Ragan at Lowes:

Scotts WinterGuard Fertilizer Sponsoring Ragan at Lowes:

October 11, 2006
Scotts WinterGuard Fertilizer will sponsor the #6 Roush Racing Ford of David Ragan in this weekend's NASCAR Busch Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. It will be Ragan's third Busch start of 2006, and his first in the #6.(Roush Racing PR)(10-11-2006)

Ragan named to drive the #6 AAA Ford in 2007:

Ragan named to drive the #6 AAA Ford in 2007:

October 11, 2006
Roush Racing today announced that David Ragan will be the full-time driver of the team's flagship #6 AAA Ford Fusion in 2007. The #6 has been the foundation of the Roush Racing stable, dating back to Jack Roush's beginning into NASCAR's premier series in 1988. "We