DAVID RAGAN – No. 34 MHP/Power Pak Pudding Ford Fusion – “Everybody was real racy and I just got into the back of Menard. You get a good run and you’re pushing a little bit and I guess he was pushing whoever was in front of him and when you’ve got the meat in between the sandwich you usually get wrecked. If I would have known that he was pushing the car in front of him, I probably could have backed off a little bit, but just probably pushing a little too hard.”
WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS MEANS FOR THE 500? “I think everyone knows that if we can push for a little bit the cars will go faster, but you can’t push three and four cars all together. I think running in a big pack you have to be more aware of that second and third car in front of you and then the chain reaction. If I would have known Menard was hooked to the bumper of whoever was in front of him, I believe it was Harvick, I probably could have let off a little bit, but I didn’t know they were that close and caused a big mess.”
HAS NASCAR ACCOMPLISHED ITS GOAL OF ELIMINATING TWO-CAR DRAFTING? “Oh yeah, NASCAR definitely accomplished their goal. We can’t run together very long at all, unless we’re overheating, so, yeah, I think a lap or two is really about all.”
