Team owner Bob Jenkins: 'We are working on finalizing the driver lineup...'
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With his primary No. 34 driver David Ragan on to a second team as a replacement driver, Front Row Motorsports owner Bob Jenkins wished Ragan well in a statement on Tuesday and addressed the future of the ride.
"We are grateful to David Ragan for his contributions to the growth of Front Row Motorsports and his commitment to our partners over the past three years," Jenkins said. "He led us on our first trip to Victory Lane, and that's a moment we'll never forget. We wish him the best with his new team.
"As previously announced, Chris Buescher will be the driver of the No. 34 at Talladega this weekend. We are working on finalizing the driver lineup for races to follow and will announce those plans soon."
Ragan earned Front Row's first and only NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory in the fall of 2013 at Talladega. He ran the season-opening Daytona 500 for the team before moving to Joe Gibbs Racing for nine races and now Michael Waltrip Racing starting next weekend at Kansas.
Since Ragan's departure, Buescher, Joe Nemechek, Brett Moffitt and Reed Sorenson have filled in for him in the No. 34. Buescher has earned the best finish for the team this year with a 20th-place result at Auto Club Speedway in March.