Hailie Deegan – No. 13 Kitty Kat Coin/Ford Performance F-150
Pocono Race Information
Started: 21st
Stage 1: 27th
Stage 2: 12th
Finished: 13th
Laps: 60/60
Laps Led: 0
Status: Running
Driver Points: 19th
Owner Points: 22nd
Matt Crafton – No. 88 Menards/Ideal Door Ford F-150
Pocono Race Information
Started: 25th
Stage 1: 25th
Stage 2: 10th
Finished: 14th
Laps: 60/60
Laps Led: 0
Status: Running
Driver Points: 10th
Owner Points: 11th
Quotable:
“We made lemonade out of today because we were just off and I didn’t help at all today by being impatient. The truck would handle good through the corners and then I would be too impatient and I would pull out and try to get inside of somebody and no one would go with me. It’s become plate racing. At the end of the day, it’s just all like plate racing because if you don’t have a line that will go with you, you’re just done. Zane was the dominant truck for a while and he got back there and couldn’t go anywhere.”
Ty Majeski – No. 98 FarmPaint.com Ford F-150
Pocono Race Information
Started: 34th
Stage 1: 20th
Stage 2: 29th
Finished: 6th
Laps: 60/60
Laps Led: 0
Status: Running
Driver Points: 5th
Owner Points: 5th
Quotable:
“Not bad. We obviously got set behind a little bit in qualifying, but thought we did a good job of getting track position. It wasn’t a high-stage point day, but we salvaged a pretty good finish. After a little bit of a rough stretch in May and June, we’re starting to get our season turned around. We had a really good race at Mid-Ohio and had a chance to win, and then came back from an unfortunate circumstance with Ben and finished seventh, and then sixth here today from starting in the back. Now we start a stretch of really good racetracks for us. I’m excited for this last regular season race and then the playoffs.”
YOU CLINCHED A PLAYOFF SPOT TODAY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? “It feels good. We felt like we were in good position all season from a points perspective. We just weren’t getting the results. We’ve had the speed all season, but just haven’t put the races together. Whether it’s wreck or mechanical failures we’ve just had a tough last six or seven races, so it feels good to get seventh last week and sixth this week. We can build on this going to the playoffs.”
Ben Rhodes – No. 99 Kubota Tractor Corporation Ford F-150
Pocono Race Information
Started: 22nd
Stage 1: 18th
Stage 2: 6th
Finished: 9th
Laps: 60/60
Laps Led: 0
Status: Running
Driver Points: 4th
Owner Points: 4th
Quotable:
“I feel like we had a truck that was capable of maybe finishing a spot or two higher, but in the scheme of things I’ll take ninth. It was an exciting day at Pocono. It always is. This track breeds so much excitement and cautions and drama on the restarts. It’s so hard to pass and you get such big runs here that you’ve got to take them, but be smart. The name of the game today was keeping this 99 Kubota F-150 up front and in one piece. Thankfully, I had really good pit stops today. My pit crew has been awesome all year. We kind of joked on the radio that they were carrying us today and they did a fantastic job. All in all, everybody works really hard and I’m proud of the effort. If a ninth-place is our bad day, I know we’re gonna have a strong finish to this season.”
Richmond Raceway
Saturday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET
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