Ragan readies for Pocono

David Ragan returns to Pocono for his second career Cup start. The first-year driver is in 22nd place in the standings.

DAVID RAGAN – No. 6 AAA Insurance Ford Fusion – WHAT MAKES THIS TRACK SO HARD TO FIGURE OUT? “The biggest thing is just getting the car to drive right. You hit the setup and the car’s pretty comfortable, it’s not that bad. You’ve got three corners that are all a little different, but the biggest thing is just getting the race car to do what you want it to do.”

THIS WILL BE JUST YOUR SECOND CUP RACE HERE. HOW MUCH DO YOU LEARN ABOUT THIS PLACE EACH TIME YOU RETURN? “You learn a lot – and even after that first time you think you know everything about this place, but then you learn quick the second time here new things happen and new things pop up that you’ve never seen before. So, you’re always learning. Even tracks that I’ve been to three and four times – I’ve been to Daytona several times and going back there in July this year, it didn’t even seem like the same race track. So, certainly, you learn something every time you go back. Every time you’ve got a little different style of car. Next year, coming back, we’ll have the COT and it’s going to be a whole new thing again. You certainly learn a lot, and the second you think that, ‘Hey, I’ve got this thing figured out,’ it bites you and you realize you don’t have it figured out just yet.”


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