Statesville, N.C. (March 6, 2012) - David Ragan and the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports team head to Las Vegas this weekend looking to repeat what they did in Phoenix - keep their nose clean and earn a good solid finish. The team earned a 25th-place finish last weekend at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway, rebounding from a second-lap crash in the season-opening Daytona 500.
Sunday's Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway will be Front Row Motorsports' first race this season on a 1.5-mile oval - the type of track where they have the most aggressive goals for improvement. Ragan has one top-10 finish in his five Sprint Cup career starts at Las Vegas.
Comments from Front Row Motorsports team driver David Ragan heading to Las Vegas:
"Last week at Phoenix, we did what we needed to do. We obviously got off to a bad start in Daytona, getting wrecked by someone else's mistake and putting us in a hole to start the season. But our No. 34 team worked hard on our car at Phoenix and we got a top-25 finish out of it. I think we can improve on what we had, actually, and I think we'll be better when we go back in November. But we had a decent weekend, kept it clean, and we have something to build on. "Vegas is a fun track - one of my favorite tracks to go to. It was just paved a couple years ago, so it's starting to come into its own pretty good. And it's a really fast track, so it's good to have that Roush-Yates power under the hood of our Ford Fusion.
"The mile-and-a-half tracks are where Front Row Motorsports is really looking to progress this year. The guys have been working hard on our cars so we can bring a better bullet to the fight at these types of tracks. I'm looking forward to hitting the track for practice on Friday to see what we've got. Of course, everyone's worked hard, but I know Vegas is a lot about luck, too. So, I'm hoping the luck is on our side this weekend and keeps us out of trouble on this fast track."
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