Ragan Continues Busy Racing Schedule; Bristol Next

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Bristol, Tennessee (08-24-05) -  -  It’s been a busy couple of weeks for 
racing superstar David Ragan.  In addition to his ARCA RE/MAX Series  schedule, 
the 19-year old has been competing for a full-time 2006 NASCAR  Craftsman Truck 
Series ride in Roush’s Racing prestige event, the “Gong  Show�??.   
With the “Gong  Show�?? now complete; and the ARCA RE/MAX Series with an off 
weekend, Ragan has  elected not to relax, but instead battle the bull ring of 
Bristol Motor Speedway  for Friday’s, Food City 250, the 26th event on the 2005 
NASCAR Busch Series  schedule.  
Ragan will drive  for Day Enterprises, the team that currently fields his No. 
90 Ford Taurus in  the ARCA division.  Ragan will look  to make his fourth 
NBS (NASCAR Busch Series) start of the season behind the  wheel of the No. 16  
31-W Insulation  Chevrolet Monte  Carlo.  Earlier this year, Ragan has starts 
at Texas Motor Speedway, the  Milwaukee Mile, and Gateway International 
Raceway.   
In those three  starts, Ragan has produced a best starting position of 34th 
at Texas Motor  Speedway and rallied to a season’s best of 32nd at Milwaukee.   
“I’m looking  forward to running the NASCAR Busch Series event this weekend,�??
 said Ragan.  “This is another chance for me to get  some more experience not 
only in a racecar but in the NASCAR Busch Series as  well.�??    
Not only will  Bristol mark a  chance for the second-generation driver to 
shine, but personally for Ragan it  will be a test. “Bristol is a very physical 
race.  This race is a test for me, not only  physically but mentally too.  I’ve 
 won at a short track this year (Lanier Speedway, ARCA RE/MAX Series), but 
this  Friday’s event will be a lot different.  Bristol Motor Speedway is a very 
tough track. I want to make sure that I  can give 100% behind the wheel of our 
racecar not only for myself, but our  sponsors as well,�?? explained the 
Unadilla, Georgia  native. 
Last season, Ragan  endured his first ever stock-car event at Bristol Motor 
Speedway by competing in  the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event for Fiddle 
Back Racing. “Again the truck  race was physical.  After about 150  laps, I was 
starting to feel the fatigue, but we didn’t the end the night like  we wanted 
to, as we were involved in a late-race wreck.  That’s what we are looking not 
to do on  Friday.  I have to stay patient  behind the wheel and be there in 
the end.�?? 
Ragan, the son of  former NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver Ken Ragan knows 
that qualifying is all so  crucial on the short tracks.  “If  you qualify 
upfront, you have a better chance of being out of the mess, and  that’s my goal.  
There is a stout  entry of competitors this weekend, and I want our No. 16 to be 
solidly in the  field, and we’ll try to race clean the first half of the race, 
and then put the  pressure on for the win.�?? 
Following this  weekend’s NASCAR Busch Series event, it will be back to work 
for Ragan in the  ARCA RE/MAX Series.  Next week  begins a week-long stretch 
of three-races in nine days for the diverse  series.  Ragan is expected to 
pilot  his automobile at Toledo Speedway, Duquoin (dirt track), and topping the 
trip  off with a Superspeedway trip at Chicagoland Speedway. 
“The ARCA RE/MAX  Series will begin their march of three events in a close 
net of time.  I’m looking forward to all three of  them.  We’ve had some 
success on the  short tracks this year, and on the Superspeedways.  The dirt will be 
a new challenge for me  in the ARCA series, but I am looking forward to it.  
It’s all about the racing, and I’m  loving it.�?? 
The Food City 250 is the  26th of 34 events on the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series 
schedule. Practice  and qualifying are on the agenda this Friday, August 26th 
with the  race set to take the green flag that night. TNT will air the event  
live beginning at 7:30 PM EST, with PRN handling the airwaves starting at 7:25  
PM EST. The race will also be available via XM radio channel 144 launching at 
 7:20pm 
For more  information on racing’s newest superstar, David Ragan please visit 
his website  at _http://www.davidragan.com_ (http://www.davidragan.com/)