Saturday, Feb. 20, 2011
Denny Darnell
Scott Sebastian
Dodge Motorsports PR
Daytona Int’l Speedway
DRIVE4COPD 300
Post-Race Quotes
NASCAR Nationwide Series
BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger) Finished 30th “What a shame. This Dodge Challenger was really fast. It’s just a shame not to be able to be there at the end of the race and have a shot at the win. The guys did a great job building a fast race car. We were able to get to the front anytime that we wanted all day. I kind of got cut off. I was trying to pass the 1 (Landon Cassill) car; we’d been working together early in the day. I think he was going to pull down back in front of me trying to work with me. I had someone pushing and you just can’t stop. He came down in front of me and I wanted to get underneath him and he just kept pushing and put me in the grass. It’s just one of them deals. Just a little bit of miscommunication. I feel bad for my guys who worked so hard on this car. This Challenger was so fast all day. We really thought that we were going to win this race. It didn’t work out. That’s racing.”
ANY THOUGHTS ON YOUR NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES DNF (Did Not Finish) STREAK ENDING AT 102 RACES? “It’s a bummer. I’ve been lucky enough to have great racecars underneath me and lucky enough to be fast. To run 102 races without a DNF is pretty incredible.”
SAM HORNISH JR (No. 12 Dodge Challenger SRT8) Finished 36th “We just got collected twice, it’s a shame. Both wrecks were about the same each time. The first spin, somebody got sideways and get us turned. Then we tried to get back on the lead lap. The 15 was pushing us and somebody checked-up in front of me. I had to get out of the throttle to not get into him. We got spun around and ended up getting into the wall. We had a vibration and the (front axle) toe was kicked out; it was enough for one day. I just wish we could have done a little bit more with our Dodge Challenger SRT8 today. This car was fast and looked awesome. I love racing here at Daytona. It was just a tough day.”
