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Front Row Motorsports Signs David Ragan for 2012
Statesville, N.C. – Front Row Motorsports will follow up its best season in the team’s young history by bolstering its line-up for 2012, adding race winner David Ragan to drive the No. 34 Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Front Row veteran David Gilliland will build off an impressive 2011 season, returning to the team behind the wheel of the team’s second entry, the No. 38 Ford Fusion. Ragan joins Front Row after … Read entire article »
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Greg Biffle leads Roush Fenway qualifying assault at Texas
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas —In the slugfest between Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards, Stewart won Round 1 on Friday, but it was Greg Biffle who led a Roush Fenway Racing assault on Texas Motor Speedway that didn’t include Edwards. Greg Biffle scorched the 1.5-mile track with a lap at 193.736 mph to edge RFR teammate David Ragan (193.729 mph) for the top starting spot in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500. The … Read entire article »
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UPS Shifts To Associate Sponsorship With Roush Fenway Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR and UPS have signed a multi-year agreement for UPS to remain the sport’s Official Logistics Partner, providing critical pick-up and delivery services for race teams, vendors and suppliers at every NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event throughout the season. In addition to its official partnership, UPS will continue its relationship with Roush Fenway Racing as a full-season associate sponsor of Roush Fenway Racing’s No. 99 Ford, driven by Carl Edwards. The decision to … Read entire article »
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David Ragan’s girlfriend wins Better Half Dash
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C.—With a late pass of Ashley Allgaier, Jacquelyn Butler, girlfriend of Sprint Cup driver David Ragan, won the inaugural Better Half Dash charity race Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The prerace exhibition was a fundraiser for Motor Racing Outreach and Speedway Children’s Charities. Butler’s victory in a Bandolero car shouldn’t come as a surprise, given that Ragan learned his trade in Legends Cars, and his father, Ken Ragan, managed 600 … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Notebook: Drivers respond to disrespect from Golden Tate
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H.—Why won’t the debate over whether drivers are athletes ever die? Because competitors in other sports won’t let it. Seattle Seahawks receiver Golden Tate fired the latest volley Wednesday in a series of Twitter postings related to Jimmie Johnson’s ESPY nomination for best male athlete. “Jimmy Johnson up for best athlete???? Um nooo .. Driving a car does not show athleticism,” Tate wrote to spark the controversy. He spent the … Read entire article »
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Victory couldn’t be timelier for Ragan and Roush
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service After a week that might drive an ordinary man to drink, team owner Jack Roush needed a tonic to wash down some of the bitter news that broke last Monday. Crown Royal, sponsor of Matt Kenseth’s No. 17 Ford, announced abruptly its exit from Roush Fenway Racing, leaving Kenseth—at least temporarily—with a lot of inventory left on his car for 2012. … Read entire article »
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David Ragan wins Coke Zero 400 at Daytona
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Less than five months later, at the site of his biggest mistake, David Ragan got it right. On the second attempt at a green-white-checkered-flag finish, Ragan was out front when caution flew on the 10th lap of overtime in Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, giving the driver of the No. 6 Ford his first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory. … Read entire article »
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Ragan scores first career pole
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas—David Ragan finally fulfilled the potential he showed in practice. Ragan blistered Texas Motor Speedway with a lap at 189.820 mph (28.448 seconds) Friday to win the first Coors Light pole award of his career. Fastest during Thursday’s Sprint Cup practice for Saturday’s Samsung Mobile 500 at the 1.5-mile track, Ragan was last to qualify among drivers already locked into the field for Saturday’s race. Ragan knocked Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards (188.521 mph) off the provisional pole. The 15th driver to make a qualifying run, Edwards posted an exceptional lap that stood up until Ragan made his run. Ragan has been fast in practice this season but, until Friday, had not converted that speed into a front-row starting position. His No. 6 Ford was … Read entire article »
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David Ragan to visit Los Angeles Shriners Hospitals for Children
CONCORD, N.C. – David Ragan named Shriners Hospitals for Children® his charity of choice in 2008 and has continued to support their great cause over the years in everything that he does. One highlight of Ragan’s relationship with the Shriners is getting a chance to visit the different hospitals and get a firsthand look at the innovative medical advances that the Shriners are doing to help children in need. On his way out to Auto Club Speedway on Thursday, March 24th Ragan will make a stop in Los Angeles to visit with the children at the Shriners Hospitals for Children®. Ragan will take a tour and spend the afternoon participating in a racing-themed day with the children and their families. “Having the hospital so close to Auto … Read entire article »
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