Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
Brickyard 400 Qualifying | Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Saturday, July 20, 2024
FORD QUALIFYING RESULTS
7th – Ryan Blaney
8th – Michael McDowell
12th – Joey Logano
16th – Harrison Burton
20th – Chase Briscoe
21st – Noah Gragson
23rd – Chris Buescher
24th – Todd Gilliland
26th – Brad Keselowski
31st – Ryan Preece
35th – Justin Haley
36th – Cody Ware
37th – Josh Berry
38th – Austin Cindric
39th – BJ McLeod
RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Menards/Atlas Ford Mustang Dark Horse (Qualified 7th)
“I thought on my first run I left some out there because didn’t want to overdrive it. You saw some guys miss 4 or 2, so I kind of left some out there. I thought we had more speed in it and we adjusted on it a little bit but I didn’t get as clean of a lap my last one as I did the first one. Overall I am proud of the 12 Menards/Atlas Ford Mustang. I feel like we had good race pace yesterday, especially the longer run. Hopefully that comes into play tomorrow. It is nice to be back out here. A big weekend for us and Mr. Penske and everyone at Team Penske. We will try to get a Mustang in victory lane. We can see the front, we just have to figure out how to get a few spots further up.”
How much extra pressure are you putting on yourself knowing how much this place means to Roger (Penske)?
“I think everybody knows in our camp how important this place is. It is so well known that it isn’t even talked about, it is just a given when you sign up to drive or work at Team Penske. You know this place means a lot. We are going to try to do it. We have to try to match the IndyCar folks and Joseph (Newgarden) this year giving Roger his 20th. It would be cool to sweep Indianapolis with the IndyCar and NASCAR teams. Hopefully we can have a shot tomorrow with one of our cars and I think we have a decent shot.”
