Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
Dixie Vodka 400 Post Race | Sunday, October 23, 2022
FORD FINISHING RESULTS
5th – Brad Keselowski
8th – Kevin Harvick
13th – Chris Buescher
16th – Michael McDowell
17th – Ryan Blaney
18th – Joey Logano
19th – Austin Cindric
20th – Harrison Burton
21st – Aric Almirola
24th – Cole Custer
31st – Todd Gilliland
32nd – JJ Yeley
33rd – BJ McLeod
34th – Cody Ware
36th – Chase Briscoe
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 6 Violet Defense Ford Mustang (FINISHED 5th)
“We were solid all day. Great stops and the car was really solid. We weren’t in a spot to dominate the race but we were in a spot to run up front all day and that is what we did. We are starting to gel and click as a team. It is exciting for RFK and I am really happy for Violet Defense and everybody on the team. We are pushing and getting better. It was a solid day all day. I am really looking forward to Martinsville. We had a great test there just like we did here at Homestead. I really want to get a win before this year is over. If we keep building momentum like this I think we can do that.”
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN FEEL IT COMING? YOU ARE GETTING BETTER EACH WEEK: “100 percent. It just can’t come fast enough. We want it bad.”
RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Menards/Pennzoil Ford Mustang
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU SPUN COMING OFF PIT ROAD? “Downshifted like a dumb ass.”
BEFORE THAT, YOU WERE FAIRLY STRONG. WHAT WAS IT LIKE TRYING TO COME BACK AFTER THAT? “We were in a decent spot running third on the green flag stop and then I just made a mistake. That is two weeks in a row I made a mistake and it cost us a good run. I couldn’t get back up through the field after that. It was an unfortunate end of the day again, due to a driver mistake again.”
DO YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT GOING TO MARTINSVILLE AND DOING WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO ADVANCE? “I hope so. We will go try to have a good run. I thought we had a race-winning car there last time and I just hope we have that same speed and can put ourselves in a position to win. That is what we have to do.”
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Mustang
“We had a good car. It was a bit of a wasted car, unfortunately. We had a really fast Shell Pennzoil Mustang. Probably not good enough to beat the 5 but good enough for second or third. We just lost too much track position anytime the caution came out or we went to pit road. We just kept losing spot after spot after spot and couldn’t settle into the top five like we needed to. It was a fast car and that is important. We just need to get a little faster on pit road.”
LOOKING AT NEXT WEEK, DO YOU NEED MOMENTUM GOING TO PHOENIX? HOW IMPORTANT IS NEXT WEEK WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP? “We have momentum. We had a really fast race car. We need a good day on pit road next week. That will be really important for us and hopefully, we can do that.”
CHASE BRISCOE, No. 14 Magical Vacation Planner Ford Mustang
WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE? “The driver just made a mistake. I was really, really loose that run. We were really tight every other run. That green-flag run we tried to get really free on the other side of it and just started taking really hard. I was hanging on with everything I had. It felt like I was on ice. Honestly, I wasn’t even running hard. I was trying to just get to the caution. We kept getting freer. I got sideways and had the wheel all the way to the right and ended up head-on into the wall. It is really frustrating to have it be something of my own doing. I am better than to be crashing by myself. It is really unfortunate. It makes our job easier next week I guess. We don’t have to worry about points. We gotta go to Martinsville and win.”
