Ford Racing NSCS Notes & Quotes:
Camping World RV Sales 301 (New Hampshire Motor Speedway)
Friday July 11, 2014
KESELOWSKI KEEPS FORD WIN STREAK GOING WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE VICTORY
· Brad Keselowski’s win today was his third of the season and completes a weekend sweep.
· The win is Ford’s fourth straight, marking the first time Ford has won four consecutive Cup Series races since 2001 (Dale Jarrett, Darlington on March 18; Elliott Sadler, Bristol on March 25; Jarrett, Texas on April 1; Jarrett, Martinsville on April 8)
· The win is the eighth of the season for Ford Racing, the most for the manufacturer since winning 11 times in 2008.
· The win is Ford’s 626th all-time series victory.
FORD FINISHING RESULTS
1st BRAD KESELOWSKI
9th RICKY STENHOUSE JR.
13th CARL EDWARDS
15th GREG BIFFLE
23rd ARIC ALMIROLA
24th DAVID GILLILAND
25th DAVID RAGAN
27th MARCOS AMBROSE
40th JOEY LOGANO
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 Redd’s Ford Fusion (Finished 1st)
VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW — “This was a hard fought battle passing cars and trying to stay up front all day. We had a couple bullets to dodge and I am not thinking of anything else right now than how thankful I am to have a team and car that is clicking this well. Hopefully we can keep it going.”
HOW SATISFYING IS IT WHEN YOU HAVE A CAR THIS GOOD TO DRIVE THROUGH THE FIELD LIKE THAT? “It is every drivers dream. Every once in awhile you get these cars and you are thankful and try like hell to not screw them up.”
THIS IS A TRACK YOU WILL COME BACK TO IN THE CHASE. YOU ARE IN THE CHASE. HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT HAVING A GOOD PERFORMANCE HERE? “I think it is definitely good for when we come back here in September but past success doesn’t guarantee future success. We have to keep working and plugging away. I am sure a lot of guys will be stronger and hopefully we will be too.”
GREG BIFFLE, No. 16 NESN 30th Anniversary Ford Fusion (Finished 15th)
“I put a few marks on this NESN car today. It was early too, lap two or three. The 51 checked up and I got loose and got into the 66. That happens with short track racing. You are going to be banging a little bit. We battled really hard today to come away with a 15th place finish. I am proud of the guys. My crew didn’t give up and we were able to make the most of it today.”
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 AutoTrader.com Ford Fusion – (FINISHED 40th)
INVOLVED IN TWO CAR INCIDENT ON LAP 211 WITH MORGAN SHEPHERD
“I got taken out by the slowest car out there. You would think there would be some courtesy to the leaders. We were in second place. He gets out of the way on the straightaway and then goes into the corner and slides right up into the lane I was in. Whatever. I don’t know. We will fix it and go at it again. Daytona is Daytona and everyone else crashed but this week – we were doing a good job after having a left rear flat in practice and we were running second with our backup car. I can’t get too mad at ourselves over this. It is just dumb that it happened. I feel like that should be stuff that shouldn’t happen at this level of racing.”
