Ford Performance NASCAR Notes and Quotes
NASCAR XFINTY SERIES
Virginia 529 College Savings 250 – Richmond International Raceway
Friday, September 9, 2016
FORD FINISHING RESULTS
3rd Brad Keselowski
11th Ryan Reed
12th Darrell Wallace Jr.
13th Gray Gaulding
30th Clint King
32nd BJ McLeod
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 22 Fleetwood RV/REV Group Ford Mustang – Finished 3rd
“I think the guys did a good job tonight. We had really good execution tonight to bring home the REV Ford Mustang third. It is a little improvement for us here. Of course we want to win, that is kind of our own expectations. We showed progress, which is a good thing, but we got to keep going. We are still quite a way behind the 18 and 20.” HOW DID THE TRACK CHANGE? “It seems like with the night race the track cools a lot and the bottom gains a lot of speed and that bottom groove certainly gained a lot of speed as the night went on tonight.”
RYAN REED, No. 16 Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford Mustang – Finished 11th
“It started off as a pretty frustrating night. We weren’t very good. We bounced between loose and tight all night. We didn’t find the balance until the last run. We went a lap dog but got the lucky dog and if we wouldn’t of had to start at the tail end because of that lucky dog I feel we could have had a top-10 run. We caught the seventh, eighth and ninth there but ran out of time to get it done and got tight in dirty air. The boys did a good job battling and sticking with it and making lemonade out of lemons. We have to get better on our short track stuff. I am looking forward to Chicago.”
DARRELL WALLACE JR., No. 6 Bleacher Report Ford Mustang – Finished 12th
“I am wore out, I can tell you that. We came into this deal knowing that we weren’t going to run really great and we go through all of the trials and tribulations throughout practice and qualifying and we just try to make the most of our day here in Richmond. For some reason we just can’t figure it out. It was good to have Bleacher Report back on the car. It seems we always have a good outing with everyone from Bleacher Report. I can’t thank them enough for being a part of our Ford Mustang team. We need to circle this one, highlight it and underline it because our short track program is pretty far off and I feel like some of those are my best tracks. We are lucky to be locked in from last week so hats off to my guys, that goes to them. We fought hard for it, so we get to relax a little in Chicago and the Chase starts in two weeks, so we will have some fun.”
