UPS has announced that they will move from Roush Fenway Racing’s No. 6 car and driver David Ragan to the team’s No. 99 car, driven by Carl Edwards for 2012. UPS will be an associate sponsor on Edwards’ car, and will serve as the primary sponsor for the Sprint Cup Series second race at Kentucky Speedway.
UPS has spent the last three seasons with Ragan. During their three year tenure, Ragan and UPS found victory lane only one time — this year’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. With UPS aboard, Ragan has only accumulated four Top 5′s, 13 Top 10′s, and a best finish of 24th in the championship standings, which came last season.
With the announcement, Ragan is left without a sponsor for 2012. Without a sponsor, Ragan’s seat at RFR could be in jeopardy. It has been rumored that Ragan was given permission by RFR to seek other options for 2012. He has been linked to TRG Motorsports’ No. 71 team.
Ragan isn’t the only RFR driver who doesn’t have a sponsor lined up for the 2012 season. Former Sprint Cup champion Matt Kenseth who currently sits second in points is also without a sponsor.
UPS has been a primary sponsor in the Cup series since 2001, when they teamed with former Cup champion Dale Jarrett. This season marks their last as a full-time primary sponsor in the sport.
[...] Newmark said that he expects to have three teams in 2012, according to a report from ESPN.com. With UPS moving from the No. 6 team and driver David Ragan to the No. 99 and driver Carl Edwards, Ragan’s future with the [...]
[...] Burton Gets A New Crew Chief For 2012 By Michael J Smith ⋅ November 29, 2011 ⋅ Email This Post ⋅ Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment Filed Under David Ragan, Drew Blickensderfer, Jeff Burton, Luke Lambert, NASCAR, Richard Childress Racing, Roush Fenway Racing, Sprint Cup, Todd Berrier Richard Childress Racing has announced that the team has signed Drew Blickensderfer to serve as crew chief for Jeff Burton and the No. 31 RCR Chevy in the Sprint Cup Series in 2012. Blickensderfer was most recently crew chief for Roush Fenway Racing’s No. 6 Ford and driver David Ragan. That team was shuttered by RFR due to a lack of sponsorship and therefore funding. [...]
[...] season. There has been no word on who will sponsor the team or who will serve as crew chief, as UPS moved its sponsorship from the No. 6 to the No. 99 of Carl Edwards, and Drew Blickensderfer left the team to join Richard [...]
[...] had to move on from Roush Fenway Racing after UPS decided to move its sponsorship from Ragan’s No. 6 to Carl Edwards and the No. [...]