03/17/2015
Wallace Heads West To California – Advance
Saturday marks Bubba Wallace’s first NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Auto Club Speedway.
Bubba Wallace – Fontana Advance
Team: No. 6 Roush Performance Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Chad Norris
PR Contact: Amanda Weis; aweis@roushfenway.com; 980-365-3211
Twitter: @BubbaWallace, @Bubba6Team and @RoushFenway
ADVANCE NOTES
Wallace at Auto Club Speedway
Saturday marks Bubba Wallace’s first NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Auto Club Speedway.
This is the same chassis that Roush Fenway Racing teammate Ryan Reed raced last season at Auto Club Speedway (finishing 17th), Charlotte Motor Speedway (finishing 14th and 15th), Kentucky Speedway (finishing 17th) and Atlanta Motor Speedway (finishing 18th).
Speedway Success
In 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at intermediate tracks, ranging from one to two miles in length, Wallace has earned two wins (Gateway Motorsports Park and Homestead-Miami Speedway), one pole, six top-fives and 13 top-10s, while leading 510 laps.
On the Car
The No. 6 Ford Mustang carries the Roush Performance colors this weekend in Fontana.
Roush Performance Parts is a premier supplier and engineering services provider, most known for its line of high performance Mustang powertrain parts, including superchargers, cold air intakes and exhaust kits. The list goes on to include a full line of wheels, tires, interior, grilles, graphics, service parts, accessories, drivetrain, cooling upgrades and more. In addition to Mustang, Roush Performance Parts also offers performance upgrade packages for Ford F-150, Superduty and Focus.
Recapping Phoenix
Wallace earned a 15th-place finish in the NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, after three-wide racing with 50 laps remaining dropped him back in the field and left his Ford EcoBoost Mustang with damage. With the result, Wallace is fifth in the championship standings.
QUOTE WORTHY
Bubba Wallace on racing at Auto Club Speedway:
“I’m excited for this one. This is a track that I wanted on the Truck schedule. It’s wide open. It’s fast. It’s bumpy and has a lot of character. Places where we run up on top have been pretty good to me.”
