Erik Darnell is making his Nationwide season debut in the No. 6 Northern Tools+Equipment Ford for the Lipton TEA 250 at Richmond. No pressure there, huh?
With David Ragan winning his first NASCAR national series race at Talladega, that moved him up to third in the NASCAR Nationwide Series standings. His win helped the Roush Fenway Racing No. 6 slide into the sixth spot in the exciting owner standings.
The series car owner championship is the Roush’s main goal and a lot of trust goes into the shared ride deal with Ragan and Darnell sharing time behind the wheel.
Right now Darnell is a candidate for the 2009 Nationwide Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year award. He’s be making his second start in the series. The 26-year-old driver is a two-time winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition.
