Roush Fenway Racing Darlington Advance By Diecast DudePosted on Thu May 08, 2008 at 11:58:11 PM EST
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Roush Fenway Racing
Advance
Darlington Raceway - MAY 9-10
Darlington, S.C.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Dodge Challenger 500
Saturday, May 10
7:00 PM Eastern TV - FOX
7:20 PM Eastern RADIO - MRN
David Ragan No. 6 AAA Insurance Ford Fusion
Greg Biffle No.16 3M Ford Fusion
Matt Kenseth No.17 DEWALT NANO Technology Ford Fusion
Jamie McMurray No.26 Crown Royal Ford Fusion
Carl Edwards No.99 Claritin Ford Fusion
NASCAR Nationwide Series: Diamond Hill Plywood 200
Friday, May 9
7:00 PM Eastern TV - ESPN2
7:30 PM Eastern RADIO - MRN
David Ragan No. 6 Discount Tire Ford Fusion
Matt Kenseth No.17 CitiFinancial Ford Fusion
Carl Edwards No.60 Scotts Water Smart Ford Fusion
FAST FACTS
David Ragan
* Ragan visited Darlington Raceway once in 2007 Cup competition where he
qualified 24th and
finished 27th.
* Ragan is currently 14th in the Sprint Cup point standings, 56 points out of
12th.
* Ragan has competed one time in the Nationwide Series at Darlington. In 2007 he
qualified eighth
and finished 13th.
* Ragan is currently fourth in the Nationwide Series point standings with two
top-five and six top-ten
finishes this year.
Greg Biffle
* Biffle has one win, five top-five finishes and six top-10 finish in 10 NASCAR
Nationwide Series
starts at Darlington.
* With the 14-place finish last week at Richmond, Biffle and the team are
currently ninth in the point
standings, 226 points out of the lead.
* Biffle, however, trails Kevin Harvick in fifth by only 81 points and has a
107-point advantage over
Kasey Kahne in the 12th position.
* This weekend Biffle will run the primary 3M paint scheme.
Matt Kenseth
* Matt Kenseth will make his 15th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Darlington
Raceway this
weekend in the Dodge Avenger 500.
* In 14 starts at Darlington, Kenseth has achieved one top-five, five top-10 and
six top-15 finishes.
* Kenseth's average start at Darlington is 21.9 and his average finish is 19.4.
* Kenseth has completed 4414 of 4635 (or 95.2 %) of total laps attempted at
Darlington. He has led a
total of 135 laps in Cup races there.
* Back in Black... For the third time in 2008, Kenseth's No. 17 Ford Fusion will
be painted black with
the DEWALT NANO Technology paint scheme. Kenseth will also sport these colors at
the All-Star
race, Bristol and the second Richmond race in 2008.
* The No. 17 crew will be unloading car RK-516 this weekend at Darlington, a
brand new car.
* Kenseth and crew are currently 22nd in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point
standings.
* In other series...Kenseth will make his 14th NASCAR Nationwide Series start at
Darlington this
weekend. Sporting the colors of CitiFinancial, Kenseth hopes to enhance his
already impressive
record at the 1.366-mile South Carolina track. In his previous NNS starts,
Kenseth boasts two wins,
eight top-five and 11 top-10 finishes.
Jamie McMurray
* In six starts at the 1.366-mile speedway, Jamie McMurray has three top-10
finishes; two of those
finishes were in the top five.
* McMurray averages a 14.1 starting position and a 16.4 finishing position at
Darlington Raceway.
* Darlington ranks as McMurray's third-best qualifying track, and his fifth-best
overall track on the
Sprint Cup circuit.
* Pair of Four's - McMurray's best finishes at Darlington came in Aug. 2003 and
Nov. 2004 where he
finished fourth in both events.
Carl Edwards
* Carl Edwards enters Darlington 10th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings.
In 10 starts,
Edwards has accumulated three wins, four top-five and six top-10 finishes.
* Edwards will make his fifth Cup start at Darlington this weekend. In his
previous four starts,
Edwards has one top-five and three top-10 finishes. Edwards has completed 94.2%
of the laps
attempted at Darlington.
* Edwards will carry the colors of Claritin this Saturday night at Darlington.
* Edwards' best career finish at Darlington came in 2004, when he started fourth
and won the
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Darlington 200.
* For tips on safe driving and information about Claritin's "Clear to Drivesm"
campaign, visit
www.cleartodrive.com.
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