Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona 500 Qualifying | Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Ford Qualifying Results:
4th – Aric Almirola
5th – Joey Logano
6th – Chase Briscoe
7th – Ryan Blaney
8th – Austin Cindric
9th – Harrison Burton
13th – Chris Buescher
16th – Ryan Preece
17th – Kevin Harvick
18th – Brad Keselowski
24th – Michael McDowell
29th – Zane Smith
34th – Todd Gilliland
37th – Cody Ware
38th – Riley Herbst
ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang – “It feels good. Doug Yates did a great job bringing a lot of horsepower and Drew and all the guys on this team, and everybody at Stewart-Haas Racing did a great job of bringing speed. It feels good to show up down here with a fast race car and now we’ve just got to go execute the rest of the week.”
RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Menards/Blue Def/Peak Ford Mustang – “It’s nice that the Fords have some speed. We usually come down here and struggle to get into the Top-10 in qualifying. We race really well, but we just don’t qualify great. So, it’s nice to see that we have some speed in the single-car stuff, which is a little different than what we normally have. You hope it continues throughout the weekend. I think we just added to our abilities here, which is cool.”
HARRISON BURTON, No. 21 Motorcraft/DEX Imaging Ford Mustang – “We definitely have a fast race car. The guys at the shop worked really hard at trying to get us a good qualifying spot. It’s important, even for the Duels, to have track position, so we’ll see how we can play it. It’s kind of what you do with it once you get it that matters, but I’m proud of our guys. We have a fast Ford Mustang and I’m excited for Motorcraft and DEX and the Wood Brothers. It could be a really great year for us, so I’m excited to go and try to get after it.”
