A chassis vibration and contact with the wall made for a long afternoon for Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team today at Michigan International Speedway in the Irish Hills.
BROOKLYN, Mich., August 16, 2015 – A chassis vibration and contact with the wall made for a long afternoon for Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team today at Michigan International Speedway in the Irish Hills.
The Wood Brothers’ iconic No. 21 finished the Pure Michigan 400 in 24th place, two laps down after qualifying 19th.
Blaney drove the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion up to 10th place after the first 60 revolutions before a yet-to-be-diagnosed vibration hampered the effort.
“I thought we went forward OK at the beginning and got put in a bad spot,” Blaney said after exiting the race car. “I thought we had a loose wheel. We had it every pit stop. I don’t know what it was. We’ll have to go back and look at it. We came in to pit to look at it and it put us (a lap) behind all day and we never got it back.”
Later in the race, the rookie driver was running 21st and moving forward when Tony Stewart spun in front of Blaney, forcing him to bounce into the MIS wall to avoid him.
“When he went sideways, he took all air off our car, every last bit of it, and we got loose and hit the wall,” Blaney explained. “That didn’t help out.”
After the brush with the barrier, Blaney slipped back to 30th, but he fought back, getting as far forward as 20th before closing out the afternoon in 24th.
The next stop for Wood Brothers Racing is the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Saturday, Aug. 22 at 7:30 p.m. The No. 21 Wood Brothers machine will be in its SKF livery and Blaney will be competing in all three NASCAR series that weekend.
About Motorcraft
Motorcraft® offers a complete line of replacement parts that are recommended and approved by Ford Motor Company. From routine maintenance to under-hood repairs, Motorcraft parts offer exceptional value with the highest quality and right fit at competitive prices. Motorcraft parts are available nationwide at Ford and Lincoln dealers, independent distributors and automotive parts retailers are backed by Ford Motor Company’s two-year, unlimited-miles Service Parts Limited Warranty. Ask for Motorcraft by name when you visit your local auto parts store or your favorite service facility. For more information, visit www.motorcraft.com.
About Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers
Quick Lane® provides automotive quick services for all makes and models. Quick Lane’s nationwide network of more than 700 facilities, each providing the convenience of an aftermarket company (no appointment necessary, service while you wait, evening and weekend hours, competitive prices) with the confidence of a major automotive manufacturer (quality parts, factory-trained, technicians). In addition to offering trusted parts from Motorcraft, Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers offers brand-name tires from Goodyear, Continental, Michelin and others. Quick Lane® is a registered trademark of Ford Motor Company. For more information, visit www.quicklane.com
Wood Brothers Racing
Wood Brothers Racing was formed in 1950 in Stuart, Va., by Hall of Famer Glen Wood. Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest active team and one of the winningest teams in NASCAR history. Since its founding, the team won 98 races (including at least one race in every decade for the last seven decades) and 117 poles in NASCAR’s top-tier series. Fielding only Ford products for its entire history, the Wood Brothers own the longest association of any motorsports team with a single manufacturer. Glen’s brother, Leonard, is known for inventing the modern pit stop. The team currently runs the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion driven by Ryan Blaney in the famous number 21 racecar.
