03/15/2016
Wallace Looking for a Win Out West
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, in races from 2005 to present day at Fontana, Wallace is ranked second in average speed late in a run (168.951 mph), fourth in speed on restarts (166.358 mph), tied for fourth in average running position (7.087), fifth in average speed early in a run (172.306 mph), sixth in green flag speed (170.059 mph), eighth in driver rating (100.3) and 10th in fastest laps run.
Team: No. 6 Ford EcoBoost Ford Mustang
Crew Chief: Seth Barbour
Twitter: @BubbaWallace, @Bubba6Team and @RoushFenway
ADVANCE NOTES
Wallace at Fontana
Wallace will make his second career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Auto Club Speedway on Saturday afternoon.
Wallace finished in the 12th position in his lone start at the California track in this event in 2015.
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, in races from 2005 to present day at Fontana, Wallace is ranked second in average speed late in a run (168.951 mph), fourth in speed on restarts (166.358 mph), tied for fourth in average running position (7.087), fifth in average speed early in a run (172.306 mph), sixth in green flag speed (170.059 mph), eighth in driver rating (100.3) and 10th in fastest laps run.
Recapping Phoenix
Wallace finished in the 12th position on Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway after varying pit strategies on the final pit stop of the afternoon shuffled up the running order in the closing stages of the event.
Seth Barbour at Fontana
Barbour will call his third NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Fontana. In two previous starts, Barbour has an average finish of 14th.
QUOTE WORTHY
Wallace on racing at Fontana:
“We had a lot of fun here last year. Our No. 6 Ford Mustang was really fast and I’m confident it will be that fast again this weekend. Hopefully we can have a clean race all day long and be up there contending for the win come day’s end.”
