08/27/2015

Bubba Makes Road America Debut Saturday

The NASCAR XFINITY Series travels to 4.05-mile Road America this weekend for the third and final road course race of the 2015 schedule.  Saturday’s race marks Bubba Wallace’s first start at the track.

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Bubba Wallace – Road America Advance

Team:           No. 6 Ford EcoBoost Mustang

Crew Chief:   Seth Barbour

PR Contact:  Amanda Weis; aweis@roushfenway.com; 980-365-3211

Twitter:         @BubbaWallace, @Bubba6Team and @RoushFenway

 

ADVANCE NOTES

Wallace at Road America

The NASCAR XFINITY Series travels to 4.05-mile Road America this weekend for the third and final road course race of the 2015 schedule.  Saturday’s race marks Bubba Wallace’s first start at the track.

On the Car

The No. 6 Mustang carries the Ford EcoBoost colors this weekend at Road America.  Ford EcoBoost technology combines smaller overall size with turbocharging, direct injection and variable valve timing to bring customers outstanding performance and fuel economy.

Recapping Bristol Motor Speedway

Wallace ran in the top-15 for the duration of last Friday night’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.  The rookie of the year contender battled a tight Ford Mustang before finishing the evening in 12th.

QUOTE WORTHY

Bubba Wallace on racing at Road America

“With never turning a lap at Road America, Seth [Barbour] and I will look manage this race really well.  I am going to work on getting comfortable and consistent with the layout of the track.  I will do my best at staying on the race track and putting my Ford Mustang in position to win.”