Travis Pastrana – Road America Advance

Travis Pastrana – Road America Advance
Team:           No. 60 Ford Mustang
Crew Chief:   Chad Norris
Chassis:       RK-785 – New Chassis
Twitter:         @TravisPastrana; @Pastrana60Team; @RoushFenway

ADVANCE NOTES

·         Pastrana at Road America

o   Travis Pastrana will make his first road course start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) this weekend at Road America.

o   Although this weekend marks his first NNS road course start, Pastrana is no stranger to right hand turns.  From 2006 – 2009, he won four consecutive Rally America Championships.

·         The Car

o   Chassis RK-785 is a new chassis and will make its road course debut at Road America.

·         Recapping Michigan

o   Pastrana and the No. 60 team overcame an early incident during the Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway to bring home a 17th-place finish.

o   He remains 15th in the NNS point standings.

·         A Stop in the Windy City

o   Pastrana and fellow NNS driver, Regan Smith visited Chicago on Monday in an effort to promote the upcoming July 21 race at Chicagoland Speedway.  The two drivers competed in an ice cream sales competition for charity, with Smith barely edging out Pastrana.  Each driver selected the Charlie Dean Leffler Trust Fund as their charity of choice.

QUOTE WORTHY

Pastrana on how his Rally experience will translate to NASCAR:

“NASCAR Nationwide cars are a lot different to drive [than Rally cars], but I’m hoping we will be more competitive on the road courses than I have been so far on the ovals.  At the very least, it will be a lot of fun and an exciting change of pace!”

What he is most looking forward to at Road America:

“I’ve never raced at Road America and it is such an awesome course.  I’ve looked forward to racing it for years and have countless laps around it on my iRacing simulator.  It’s a very long course with a lot of variety so I think it will suit my rally background.”
2013 No. 60 Team

Name                                       Duties                                                  Hometown

Lance Allen                               Shock Specialist                                   Haubstadt, Ind.

Eric Blair                                   Front Tire Carrier                                    Beth Page, N.Y.

Robbie Broome                         Front Tire Changer                                 Chattanooga, Tenn.

Mike Brown                               Jackman                                               Phoenix, Ariz.

David Davis                              Truck Driver                                          Fort Wayne, Ind.

Cody Efaw                                Car Chief                                              Big Prairie, Ohio

Josh Frankos                            Rear Tire Changer                                  Weirton, W. Va.

Ryan Gamble                            Rear Tire Carrier                                     Sanborn, N.Y.

Brian Harrison                           Engineer                                               Granite Bay, Calif.

Jason Hedlesky                        Spotter                                                 Clinton, Mich.

Justin Lasky                              Rear Mechanic                                      Johnstown, Pa.

Rick Mace “Bubba”                    Truck Driver                                          Connelly Spring, N.C.

Brendon McElligott                    Front Mechanic                                     West Newbury, Mass.

Chad Norris                               Crew Chief                                            Fremont, Iowa

John Payne                               Engine Tuner                                         Huntersville, N.C.

Brett Reckert                             Gas Man                                               Ellington, Conn.

David Roth                               Tire Specialist                                       El Paso, Texas

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SpeedwayMedia.com

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