11/15/2017
Reed Seeks to End Season with Strong Finish
Ryan Reed will make his fifth NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend. In his four previous starts, Reed’s best finish of 13th came in 2013. In this race last season, Reed started 13th and finished 16th.
Team: No. 16 Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Phil Gould
Twitter: @driverRyanReed, @Reed16Team and @RoushFenway
ADVANCE NOTES
Reed at Homestead
Ryan Reed will make his fifth NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend. In his four previous starts, Reed’s best finish of 13th came in 2013. In this race last season, Reed started 13th and finished 16th.
Phoenix Recap
Ryan Reed drove a tight-handling No. 16 Lilly Diabetes Ford to a 14th-place finish at Phoenix Raceway. Reed started the race 20th and with the help of fast pit stops and chassis adjustments was able to overcome the handling woes and persevere to the end.
2017 Stats
Reed currently sits eighth in the XFINITY Championship standings going into the season-finale this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Reed kicked off the 2017 season with a win at Daytona International Speedway and has gone on to earn two top-five and seven top-10 finishes. Reed has an average starting position of 14.2 and average finish of 17.8.
Did You Know?
Ryan Reed was diagnosed at the age of 17 with Type 1 Diabetes. Through hard work, perseverance and working with his doctors he’s been able to manage his diabetes and set an example to others. To learn more visit www.LillyDiabetes.com/Drive
Reed on Homestead
“Homestead is a blast, it’s one of the coolest race tracks we go to. It is really demanding, it’s so worn out and we run right up against the fence. I have yet to run an entire race without finding the fence, but I don’t think I’m alone in that club. My goal is to keep a little cleaner racecar this year, I think I got the fence about eight times last year, but it’s such a fun place. It’s just one of those tracks that every driver looks forward to going there just because it’s worn out, drivers track, everything that a driver talks about that he wants to feel in a racetrack, that place has it. It’s our only true 1.5-mile oval, it’s unique, we don’t go to very many places like it.”
About Lilly Diabetes
Lilly has been a global leader in diabetes care since 1923, when we introduced the world’s first commercial insulin. Today we are building upon this heritage by working to meet the diverse needs of people with diabetes and those who care for them. Through research and collaboration, a wide range of therapies and a continued determination to provide real solutions—from medicines to support programs and more—we strive to make life better for all those affected by diabetes around the world. For more information, visit www.lillydiabetes.com or follow us on Twitter: @LillyDiabetes.
About Eli Lilly and Company
Lilly is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We were founded more than a century ago by a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that meet real needs, and today we remain true to that mission in all our work. Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. To learn more about Lilly, please visit us at www.lilly.com and www.lilly.com/newsroom/social-channels.
