Danny O’Quinn, Jr. – Race Recap

The Circuit City 250 presented by FUNAI/ Richmond, VA.
Started 42nd/ Finished 20th

DANNY O’QUINN, JR. SECURES TOP-20 FINISH AT RICHMOND
Danny O’Quinn, Jr. and the No. 50 Barr-Nunn Transportation Ford Fusion

RICHMOND, VA – Danny O’Quinn, Jr. and the No. 50 Barr-Nunn associate sponsored Stonebridge Life team overcame a lot of obstacles on Friday at Richmond International Raceway. Barr-Nunn couldn’t be happier that they still managed to complete the race as the second highest finishing rookie, right behind John Andretti, while also securing a 20th place position.

The first obstacle came for the No. 50 team when O’Quinn, Jr. wrecked at the end of Rookie Practice early on Friday. This forced the team to bring out the back-up car and move around engine parts. By doing so the team was forced to start the Circuit City 250 at the back.

The second problem that came along was the weather. Evening showers delayed the start of the 8 o’clock race and after parking the cars twice the rain finally stopped and the race really got underway at almost 11:00pm EST.

Soon after the race resumed and O’Quinn, Jr. got back out on the track he began complaining that the car was really loose.

Crew Chief, Drew Blickensderfer, brought his diver down pit road on lap 42 for some adjustments to the wedge as well as for fresh tires and fuel. Shortly after sending O’Quinn, Jr. back out, he became the victim of the No. 47 car which got into the front end of the No. 50 Barr-Nunn Ford Fusion on lap 69 after hitting the wall.

The team brought the car back in on lap 76 for tires and fuel and to quickly assess the damage. O’Quinn, Jr. relayed the message that the car was still handling alright and no adjustments were made.

Throughout the remainder of the race the No. 50 Barr-Nunn team brought their Ford Fusion back into the pits two more times for fuel and tires only. On lap 160 the caution flag flew and a large group came down pit road. O’Quinn, Jr. was not one of them. By staying out he moved into 3rd place position and continued to run in the top-20 for the remainder of the race.

By the end of the race, O’Quinn, Jr. felt like the car had really slowed down and perhaps they were a little off on their timing in a few places. “I just can’t run the bottom” explained O’Quinn, Jr., while communicating over the radio to his teammates.

Crew Chief, Drew Blickensderfer, commented in saying, “All in all it was a decent finish for our No. 50 Stonebridge Life team. Considering how not smooth the weekend went for us in general, with wrecking our primary car and all, we will take our top-20 finish. We definitely have some work to do with the cars before Darlington, but all the guys did a really great job this weekend and we are looking forward to next weekend.”

Danny O’Quinn, Jr. will be participating in the NASCAR Busch Series race at Darlington Raceway on May 12th. He will be driving the Barr-Nunn Transportation Ford Fusion.

To find out more about the racing program at Barr-Nunn Transportation or to become part of the Barr-Nunn team call: 1-888-999-7576.