Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Weekly Rewind
RICKY STENHOUSE, JR. — No. 21 TSR/CHEVROLET/MAXIM (USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES)
No. 21 TSR/CHEVROLET/BEAST (USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES)
USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY – NOV. 8
USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES AT MANZANITA SPEEDWAY – NOV. 9 –10
Thus., Nov. 8 – Phoenix International Raceway — (one-mile pavement oval)
- Finished 13th in the 25-lap feature event after starting in 31st position. Ran as high as eighth position.
- Qualified 31st fastest of 47 cars
Fri., Nov. 9 – Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix — (half-mile dirt oval)
- Finished fifth in the 25-lap preliminary feature.
- Qualified fourth fastest of 59 cars.
- Finished fourth in the fourth heat race.
Sat., Nov. 10 – Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix — (half-mile dirt oval)
- Finished fourth in the 40-lap feature.
To date:
- Stenhouse has won two USAC Silver Crown Series event this season.
- He has won one USAC National Sprint Car Series feature event and five USAC National Midget Car Series features, making him the first driver to win in all three USAC National Series in 2007.
- Stenhouse is ranked third in the USAC Midget Series championship standings with 1,070 points.
- He is ranked sixth in the USAC Sprint Series title chase with 1,023 points.
FAST FORWARD…
Thus., Nov. 22 – Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway – (half-mile pavement oval) – USAC Midget Series
- Stenhouse will compete in the 67th Turkey Night Grand Prix with the USAC Midget Car Series.
- Practice for the USAC Midget Series will take on Wed., Nov. 21, from 3 – 8:30 p.m. PST.
- Gates will open to the public at 4 p.m. PST on November 22.
- The event is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.
- The event will mark Stenhouse’s first appearance at the facility.
HE SAID IT…
STENHOUSE REGARDING THE TEAM’S SUCCESSFUL RUN AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY:
“We were really good on the longer runs. The yellows hurt us a little bit. The car got tight in the first few laps but it got better as the laps went by. I was able to get a really good run on people getting into turn three and that’s where I pass quite a few cars. When I moved into the top-ten, I did it on the outside. They all went to the bottom getting into the corner and I drove around them on the outside. We lost a few spots in the end but for my first time at the track it was a decent finish. I was a little mad at myself after the race because we’d been in the top-10 and I think we could have gotten into the top-five. I’m glad I was able to put Chevrolet near the front of the field.”
REGARDING THE TEAMS TWO TOP-FIVE FINISHES AT MANZANITA SPEEDWAY:
“On Friday night, we had a pretty good car but we didn’t move forward as much as I would have liked. We made some changes for Saturday and the car was really good. It was a lot of fun battling Dave Darland for the lead. I tried to make the slide job stick but I gave up some ground as we got back into the race and he got back by me. I don’t know if anyone could catch Jerry (Coons, Jr., race winner) he was really fast. I think we had a right rear shock break during the feature. I could feel it as we went through the feature.
“It was great to have Tony (Stewart) with us all weekend. It makes it pretty cool to have such a good weekend with him there. I’m looking forward to heading to Irwindale Speedway next week also. I’ve never run in the Turkey Night Grand Prix. It would be a great way to end the season by getting another win for Chevrolet and Bass Pro Shops in the last race.”