Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
will pay tribute to his friend, the late Bryan Clauson, this weekend at Bristol
Motor Speedway by running the Fastenal scheme that Clauson raced during the
2008 NASCAR XFINITY Series season.
“It will be a huge
honor to run the same Fastenal scheme that Bryan raced in 2008,” Stenhouse
said. “This past week has been difficult for many but it has been great to see
the racing community join together to support Bryan’s family, friends and
Lauren. Bryan was one of my best friends and hopefully we can ‘parked it’ in
victory lane on Saturday for Bryan.”
In 2008, Fastenal
served as the primary partner for Clauson’s No. 40 Chip Ganassi machine. In his
21 starts, he scored one pole award at Daytona International Speedway and one
top-five and two top-10 finishes.
“Ricky
approached us last week about the opportunity to honor Bryan at Bristol by
running the paint scheme we ran with him in 2008,” said Brooke Misna, vice
president of marketing. “We thought it was an admirable tribute to someone we
looked at as a valued member of the Blue Team.”
In
seven starts at the World’s Fastest Half-Mile, the two-time NXS champion has
scored two Top-5 and three Top-10 finishes. Stenhouse earned his best career
finish at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2014 finishing second behind former Roush
Fenway teammate Carl Edwards, after an unexpected caution flag flew with two
laps remaining, followed by a rain shower.
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