Rain Shows No Match for Sam Hornish Jr. and the Rheem Team in Ohio
“It was a wild race from the drop of the green flag. Our Rheem Chevrolet was right where we needed it to be for dry conditions. When it’s that good in the dry, you know it’s probably not going to be as good in the rain. We kept it on the track when it counted. I got off there a little bit on the first restart in the rain. I slide off in Turn 1, got back on track and thought we were good, then got into the side of (Ryan) Blaney in Turn 4, got straightened out and got pushed back in the grass after that. We stuck with it and made up a lot of ground during the dry portions of the race. We just didn’t have what the (No.) 42 did in the rain. It’s been great working with this Rheem team. We almost had it today, but we’ll try again at Kentucky Speedway next month.” – Sam Hornish Jr.
Ty Dillon Splashes in the Rain to a Fourth-Place Finish at Mid Ohio
“The rain wasn’t really my friend, my goal was to stay on track which put us in the front row at the end of the race. I was hoping it would go green and Justin (Marks) would slip up. I think I need to get over to GoPro Motorplex and do a little practicing in the rain. Our WESCO Chevy was one of the fastest in the dry, but the rain really forced you to change your line almost every lap. Today was all about being consistent in the rain and staying on track. I’m really proud of my guys and we’ll go on to Bristol (Motor Speedway).” – Ty Dillon
Brandon Jones Survives First Race in the Rain to Finish 19th at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
“It was pretty wild first race in the rain. The rain started getting really heavy there at the end of the race. The inside of the windshield started fogging up and I could barely see anything. We were going to have a pretty good day in the Jeld-Wen/Mendards Chevrolet until that happened at the end of the race. We made up some good ground after pitting early for when the windshield wiper wasn’t working. At least we were able to put some Rain-X on the windshield and that helped a lot. Once the track started to dry out we made some gains. All-in-all, it was a pretty solid day for the No. 33 team. It was definitely a different experience for sure.” – Brandon Jones
Gaughan Endures Through to an Eighth Place Finish at Rain-Soaked Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
“I’m really proud of my guys, they kept digging. We were the victim of a couple of circumstances today and they had to rebuild the entire right side of the South Point Chevrolet. It was a ton of fun at Mid-Ohio today. I hope the fans enjoyed it. The slipping and sliding and beating and banging was a great time. The crew did an excellent job today, combined with leadership from Shane (Wilson, crew chief), everyone earned it. I wish I didn’t have the one big mistake in Turn 4, we could have been better. That was an all-out war to get back to the front, and our team battled to get there. I’m extremely proud of our top-10 finish. We have one more road course this season, and I hope it rains at Road America as well. I welcome the challenge.” – Brendan Gaughan
