Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Penzoil 250 Post Race | Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Saturday, July 20, 2024
UNOFFICIAL FORD FINISHING RESULTS
1st – Riley Herbst
2nd – Cole Custer
11th – Ryan Sieg
16th – Matt DiBenedetto
22nd – Kyle Sieg
26th – David Starr
29th – Blaine Perkins
38th – Josh Berry
Riley Herbst Puts Ford in Victory Lane at Indianapolis; Mustang Finishes 1-2
- Riley Herbst won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pennzoil 250 Presented by Advance Auto Parts, his first victory of the season and ninth top-10 finish in 2024.
- The win marks the second straight for Ford and Stewart-Haas Racing following Cole Custer’s win at Pocono a week ago.
- Custer (second) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- It was an all-Ford front row with Custer on the pole and Herbst second.
- Ford also swept the stages with Herbst winning Stage 1 and Ryan Sieg winning Stage 2.
- Custer leads the point standings by 56 points over Justin Allgaier.
RILEY HERBST, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang Dark Horse (Finished 1st)
WALK US THROUGH THAT LAST LAP FOR THE WIN:
“This is Indianapolis. This is the most famous racetrack in the world and it is an honor just to walk in this place, let alone win. We had speed all year and I felt like we could win but I just messed up on the restarts a little bit. It was a good fight. I thought I had Cole clear and then he slid bottom of three with the 20 and I thought it was going to be tough. I just continued to work. It has been a pretty tough week on me mentally to be honest with you. I am proud of these guys and everybody at Stewart-Haas Racing. Obviously the news of us shutting down, these guys could have given up on me, gone to different teams, but they stuck behind me. That is back-to-back wins for Stewart-Haas Racing. Thank you so much Monster Energy. Thank you to everybody in Las Vegas, my family. I am going to go drink beer and turn my phone off for three weeks.”
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WIN HERE WITH YOUR FAMILY HERE?
“This is hallowed ground. This is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Every person in the world wants to race here, and I won here. I don’t care if it is the Xfinity Series, the Cup Series or the go-kart track out back. This is the Brickyard. This is the coolest racetrack in the world. I love you guys. This is pretty sweet.”
COLE CUSTER, No. 00 Haas Automation Ford Mustang Dark Horse (Finished 2nd)
HOW BAD DID YOU WANT THAT?
“I mean, you could see us beating doors down the front stretch. You are going to do everything it takes to win Indy. I was doing everything I could to get this thing to turn. I needed one less lap. I felt like it was kind of a disadvantage to lead all day. If you were in second you would get your car looser which would save your tires throughout a run. Whereas if you were leading you would just get so tight after 15 laps. What an awesome day for SHR. Two cars at the front all day. We qualified 1-2 and finished 1-2, an unbelievable day for SHR. I hope we keep this rolling.”
AND A BIG DAY FOR YOU AND A BIG WEEKEND:
“For sure. This is a great way to kick everything off. Riley drove a great race there and it was fun racing with him. I wish we just had one less lap and we would have been kissing the bricks.”
JOSH BERRY, No. 15 Klutch Vodka Ford Mustang Dark Horse (Retired early after accident on Lap 1)
“It looked like Sam (Mayer) got three-wide middle and got loose and we all stacked and couldn’t see and so we all kind of stacked up and wrecked. Obviously disappointing. We had a good qualifying effort being in the top 10, we were just in the wrong spot at the wrong time there. I just want to thank everyone at AM Racing and Klutch Vodka for having me the last couple of weeks. I hate that we didn’t get the results that we should have. The car was pretty solid in practice and qualified well and I was excited to see how we could do today.”
