Miller Lite, Crispy M&Ms, the AARP.. and now Russian Machine Never Breaks. With tonight’s Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, we entered the rarefied air of NASCAR sponsors. After a rain delay of nearly seven hours, our boy Ryan Ellis took to the track in his #33 ScienceLogic/RMNB Chevy SS for his debut race in NASCAR’s top series.
As we noted in our profile of him, Ryan is a huge Caps fan, former GMU hockey player, and RMNB reader from Ashburn. Ellis said his goal for the race was to learn and avoid accidents in the penultimate race of the year. He did just that, bringing his car home undamaged in 40th in a hectic race filled with uncertainties and the heat of NASCAR’s playoffs. The race was called due to rain after drivers completed 219 of the scheduled 312 laps. Going forward, Ryan hopes to build on this opportunity to get a full-time ride next year and continue to make Sprint Cup Series starts. Congrats to Ryan on a safe first race! This was one of the coolest things we’ve done as a blog. It was a thrill to share it with him. Let this be a lesson: RMNB readers are awesome!
Qualifying and Practice
Here's Jeff Gordon looking at the RMNB logo during practice at Phoenix International Raceway pic.twitter.com/mHODaqj0f0
— RMNB (@rmnb) November 13, 2015
Check out the @ScienceLogic @SuperliteCars #RamBullRacing @russianmachine race car on https://t.co/erQsHoDnrf! pic.twitter.com/IOPYjfKHkh
— Ryan Ellis (@ryanellisracing) November 12, 2015
The Race: Quicken Loans 500
Great setup at the race today! @ryanellisracing @NASCAR #TheChase pic.twitter.com/cfg52Cbrfb
— ScienceLogic (@ScienceLogic) November 16, 2015
Photo: Matt Sullivan
@sciencelogic #NASCAR number 33 is in the track! Good luck @ryanellisracing pic.twitter.com/6AhxRDpeVl
— Marketing Guru (@marketamatica) November 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/Chris_Gordon/status/665982474909032448
Heck yeah #RainDelay #quickenloans500 pic.twitter.com/qrxxdns7IL
— Ryan Ellis (@ryanellisracing) November 16, 2015
It's #raceday for @ryanellisracing driving @ScienceLogic car #33! Good luck, Ryan! 🏁 pic.twitter.com/7zYYhH3Du1
— ScienceLogic (@ScienceLogic) November 15, 2015
Our favorite words…. #TheChase https://t.co/GixHTnzi59
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 16, 2015
Let's do this, @ryanellisracing! @russianmachine pic.twitter.com/36IRIzcpy3
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) November 16, 2015
You can kind of see our logo! pic.twitter.com/rshTX0KEfI
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) November 16, 2015
I see you expertly missing the crash, @ryanellisracing pic.twitter.com/0esDsgUT1a
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) November 16, 2015
