David Ragan No. 34 Taco Bell Ford Starting Position: 37 Finishing Position: 30 The qualifying rainout put David Ragan in 37th on Saturday nights starting grid. The driver had a good track record at Richmond International Raceway and hoped to return to the comfort zone of the three-quarter-mile oval. But the evening would prove to be more challenging than previous visits. As the race got under way, the No. 34 team learned that Ragan would be battling handling and track conditions more than he would be battling his competitors. The Taco Bell Ford was tight-handling through the turns -- an issue the team would fight all night. With tire wear an issue for everyone, pit strategy was not much of an option to gain track position. Practically everyone pitted for tires under every caution. That didnt leave many opportunities to regain ground lost from an ill-handling car. As a result, Ragan remained around the top-30 mark for the entire race and crossed the line in 30th. The finish was enough to gain a spot in both driver and owner points . Comments from Taco Bell team driver David Ragan after the Richmond race: Richmond is one of my favorite tracks, but it really wasnt my friend tonight. Our Taco Bell Ford was just really tight all night. And we did make some adjustments that helped, but it wasnt enough to help move up the board like we wanted. But were on to Talladega next week. The team is excited, our fans are excited and maybe we can have another big day like we have had before.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 14:36:54 +0000
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