BEN RHODES, No. 99 TSPORT Trucks Ford F-150 – “It’s tough. We’re gonna have to look at the truck and try to figure something out. I wanted to come over the pace laps and say like I did at Watkins Glen that something wasn’t feeling right, but I don’t want to say that. We already experienced something at Watkins Glen. It didn’t feel right. The wheel comes off in the race. I’m not saying that’s what happened, but I had a very similar feel – something just wasn’t right like what I had in practice and in qualifying, but I didn’t want to say anything so I didn’t and the truck just snapped. I don’t even know how I could go back and save it, so we’ll go back and look to see if something broke or what may have happened. I really don’t have a clue and then whatever that is I’m sure we’ll let everybody know, but I really hate that for everybody on the team. Our TSPORT F-150 was a lot better than how it felt right now. In practice and qualifying it was pretty comfortable, so something happened. I just don’t know what it is.”
WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE DID YOU HAVE? “It’s just killed. As soon as the tires grab you, I mean, it gets front, it gets back, the tail is knocked down. The biggest thing is that the toe was knocked out. It grabbed the right-front tire and just twisted the whole tie rod out. My steering wheel went from being straight up and down to way over to the side. There’s not much you can do with that.”
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