Ford Racing drivers Austin Cindric and Noah Gragson were involved in a multi-car incident on lap 51 of the YellaWood 500 which ended their races at Talladega Superspeedway early. The drivers spoke to media after being released from the infield care center.<\/p>\n
AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang Dark Horse \u2013 WHAT LED TO YOU GUYS BEING A PART OF OUR INCIDENT? \u201cWe went through the first cycle and it didn\u2019t work out for us, I thought we did the right stuff there to get some stage points, that\u2019s our priority. Yeah, so then it was just seeing whether we could get it fixed enough to go back out or not, but we had a steering rack issue so I couldn\u2019t drive it out.\u201d DO YOU THINK YOU HAD A WINNING CAR TODAY IF NOT FOR THAT INCIDENT? \u201cI don\u2019t see why not, our Discount Tire Ford Mustang was really fast, and I felt like we positioned ourselves well for the cycle but maybe didn\u2019t have enough cars there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
NOAH GRAGSON, No. 4 Rush Truck Centers Ford Mustang Dark Horse \u2013 WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT INCIDENT? \u201cWe executed that pit stop really well and we were up there with Joey. He was running second in the bottom lane and I was just trying to control our lane from the lead, and the No. 43 was pushing really hard. You usually get those pushes late in the race in the third stage, but he was just pushing hard. It\u2019s unfortunate. The back straightaway here is really rough and I was pushed in the wrong area and started wheelbarrowing down the backstretch before he caught me.\u201d ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED TO FIND YOURSELF OUT OF THE RACE THIS EARLY? \u201cYeah, it\u2019s just unfortunate. We have two more opportunities to end the season with strong races, but we were looking like we had a lot of speed.\u201d CAN YOU ELABORATE MORE ON THE PUSH YOU GOT? \u201cYeah, I was just trying to keep even with the No. 16. There\u2019s a couple of times where we both got clear of him. He was pushing really hard in the corner, places that guys don\u2019t normally push in the first stage, whether it\u2019s through the trioval or the corners. It just seemed a little bit aggressive in the first stage and we still had nine laps left so that was definitely a bummer.\u201d<\/p>\n
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