Ford Performance NSCS Notes and Quotes
Quaker State 400 Advance – Kentucky Speedway
Friday, July 10, 2015
For the second straight week, Wood Brothers Racing has had to go home because qualifying was rained out. Co-owner Eddie Wood talked about the disappointment in the garage.
EDDIE WOOD, Co-Owner – No. 21 Snap-On Ford Fusion – “The rules are the rules. In the event of a rainout they set the field by attempts, which means how many races you’ve attempted to race this year. So us and the 95 have attempted less races than 43 other guys, so we’re the ones that are out but that’s not a new rule. It’s been that way for as long as I can remember, and then they set the field by the practice speeds. A lot of times people get it confused with how it works, but we’ve gone a long time and not missed a race with weather. Missing races, if you’re slow and you miss a race because you’re not fast enough, is a bad deal. That just kills your soul, but you can’t do anything about the weather. We’ve been really lucky for the past seven years and haven’t missed one, but now the numbers seem to be leveling out. I’ve always heard that numbers always level out and that’s kind of what’s going on. We’re gonna run next week at Loudon, so we’ll head up that way and hope we don’t get rained out. I’m gonna stop looking at weather apps, I tell you that. I’m done as far as that is concerned.”
YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW IT FEELS WHEN YOU DON’T MAKE A RACE BECAUSE YOU’RE SLOW, BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU’RE FAST LIKE THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS? “You’re kind of in the same place, but you’re not hanging your head because you’re slow. When you’re slow in here it’s just a really bad feeling. Fortunately now, with our relationship with Team Penske and everything we’ve got going with Ford Motor Company and Motorcraft/Quick Lane, our cars are fast. We were fast at Daytona and we were fast here today, so you just look forward knowing everytime you go to the next race track you’re gonna be fast. If it doesn’t rain and you get qualifying in and you make the race, then you’ll forget about this and won’t even think about it.”
