04/19/2016

Wallace Hoping to Rebound in Richmond

Wallace will make his fourth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday afternoon. In three previous starts at the .750-Mile short track, Wallace has recorded a best finish of 10th in Sept. 2012. In two starts in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at the Virginia track, Wallace earned one victory in 2011.

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Team:              No. 6 Ford EcoBoost Ford Mustang

Crew Chief:     Seth Barbour

Twitter:             @BubbaWallace, @Bubba6Team and @RoushFenway

ADVANCE NOTES

Wallace at Richmond

Wallace will make his fourth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday afternoon.

In three previous starts at the .750-Mile short track, Wallace has recorded a best finish of 10th in Sept. 2012.

In two starts in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at the Virginia track, Wallace earned one victory in 2011.

Recapping Bristol

Wallace finished in the 25th position on Saturday afternoon in the NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway after cutting a right-front tire while running inside the top 15 on Lap 112.

Seth Barbour at Richmond

Barbour will call his seventh NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Richmond. In six previous starts, Barbour recorded a best finish of ninth with Roush Fenway Racing teammate Ryan Reed in Sept. 2013.

Dash 4 Cash

This weekend at Richmond marks the second NASCAR XFINITY Series Dash 4 Cash event of the 2016 season. The second race in the Dash 4 Cash will be broken up into two 35-Lap heat races followed by a 140-Lap main event.

The top two NASCAR XFINITY Series regulars from each heat race will be eligible for the $100,000 prize in the 140-Lap main event.

QUOTE WORTHY

Wallace on racing at Richmond:

“Richmond is always a fun track to race on. It has a lot of character to it and I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do with our Ford EcoBoost Mustang on Saturday afternoon.”