Ford Racing Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
Championship Race — Homestead-Miami Speedway
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Ford Qualifying Results:
5th – Austin Cindric
9th – Ryan Blaney
14th – Josh Berry
17th – Chris Buescher
19th – Joey Logano
25th – Todd Gilliland
27th – Zane Smith
32nd – Ryan Preece
33rd – Noah Gragson
39th – Chad Finchum
40th – Brad Keselowski
AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang Dark Horse – DID YOU LEAVE ANYTHING ON THE TABLE? “Not that much. I thought it was a pretty good lap. I thought the car was pretty strong, so I appreciate everyone at Team Penske with our Discount Tire Ford for bringing a fast car for the final race of the year. Hopefully, we’ll hold on to a decent starting spot and go have a great race tomorrow. That’s a lot of what we can control and this is a big part of that for the weekend.” HOW DIFFERENT IS IT TO PRACTICE AT NIGHT YESTERDAY AND QUALIFY TODAY IN THE SUNLIGHT? “Chase (Briscoe) rubbed my nose in it yesterday for beating me in practice and I’m sure he’ll rub my nose in it again, so we’ll see what I have for him in the race.”
RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “That was not bad. The speed was pretty good. I thought I hit a decent line, but got a little free on both ends and knocked a little speed out of it. Overall, It was pretty decent. I was fairly happy last night, so we’ll just see where we end up.”
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford Mustang Dark Horse – DO YOU HAVE ANY BREAKING NEWS? “No, nothing to share today but thanks for asking.” WHAT HAPPENED ON YOUR QUALIFYING LAP? “I was trying to run the bottom lane in three and four because the track was so slick and wanted to see if I could find something down there and I found something it just wasn’t what I was looking for.” NO BROKEN BONES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. ARE YOU ALL GOOD HEALTHWISE? “Yeah, I’m great. My leg has healed really well and I’m not all 100 percent on that stuff, but I’m getting closer. It’s good.” DO YOU HAVE TO DO ANYTHING DURING THE OFFSEASON? “No. I actually went through a thorough review about a month ago on all that stuff to know if I needed to have any additional surgeries and it all came back really well, so it’s great.”
