Daytona Race Information:
Started: 20th
Finished: 4th
Laps: 100/100
Laps Led: 0
Status: Running
Driver Points: 7th
Owner Points: 7th
Photo Credit: Getty Images
BEN RHODES PUSHES HARD AT RACE END WITH TEAMMATE TO FINISH STRONG FOURTH
“The No. 41 Alpha Energy Solutions Ford F-150 was not the best leading or having single-car speed today, but it was certainly a pusher. It definitely showed I could get a huge suck-up to somebody’s rear bumper in the draft. I could try and do something with it, but every time I’d pull out of line, it felt like a parachute was pulled. Despite that, we’re happy it’s in one piece and we’re going to go home and going to work on it – get this thing streamlined. I had a huge push from my awesome teammate, Grant Enfinger, and had the truck been a little more streamlined, I feel Grant and I could’ve finished 1-2 tonight. Unfortunate how it played out with the characteristics of this truck, but we now have a good baseline. We’re doing exactly what we need to do, which is finish races, finish in the top-five and take care of our trucks. That’s all you can ask for at Daytona.”
2018 Stats:
Starts: 1
Laps Completed: 100 of 100
Laps Led: 0
Wins: 0
Top-five Finishes: 0
Top-10 Finishes: 1