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Ford Performance Notes and Quotes NASCAR Cup Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Pennzoil 400
* Josh Berry won his first Cup Series race with today’s victory.
* This marks the 101st Cup win for Wood Brothers Racing, all with
Ford.
* Berry is the 90th different driver to win a Cup race with Ford, and
the first new winner since Harrison Burton won at Daytona (2024).
* Today’s win is Ford’s 742nd all-time in NASCAR Cup Series
competition.
Ford Unofficial Results:
1st – Josh Berry
3rd – Ryan Preece
6th – Austin Cindric
11th – Brad Keselowski
13th – Chris Buescher
15th – Joey Logano
23rd – Zane Smith
26th – Cole Custer
29th – Todd Gilliland
31st – Noah Gragson
35th – Ryan Blaney
36th – Cody Ware
JOSH BERRY, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Dark Horse –
VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW
WHAT BETTER PLACE FOR YOU FIRST WIN THAN IN A PLACE YOU’VE WON TWICE
BEFORE IN XFINITY. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO WIN IN CUP? “Man, I just
can’t believe it. I’m just so proud of everybody on this team. The
car was really solid all day. We just executed. We had a mishap on pit
road and was able to rebound again, and I’m just super proud of these
guys. I’m just really trying to soak this all in, honestly. I’m
trying to take my time with everything and really enjoy this moment.”
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING WHEN THEY HAD YOU COME DOWN PIT ROAD TO TIGHTEN
THAT WHEEL? “I mean, it was obviously disappointing, but thankfully
the wheel stayed on, and we were able to make it to pit road before Miles
was going to get a vacation. It just broke up the race. There was a lot of
strategy going on and we were able to capitalize on it. We had a great
battle with Joey and was hoping it would go green, but we got the
caution and this pit crew rebounded, and they dug deep at the end and had
a great stop and we fought for the win.”
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WIN WITH THE WOOD BROTHERS? “I’m just really
proud of everybody on this team. This is a great group. They build great
race cars and it’s just been a privilege to drive for them. I’m just
so really thankful to be here. There are so many people I could thank
for this moment, but to be a Cup Series winner is really special.”
RYAN PREECE, No. 60 Consumer Cellular Ford Mustang Dark Horse –
“Going into the season the motto is live by the fire, die by the fire
and take chances, be aggressive, be on the offense and just put us in
position. Man, I’m happy for Josh. I really liked him when we were
teammates and I’m just super proud of everybody on this Consumer
Cellular Ford Mustang Dark Horse. I just can’t thank Jack Roush, Brad
Keselowski, Kroger, Mohawk Northeast, Fifth Third Bank and the list goes
on and one – Build Submarines, Castrol, for the opportunity. I’ve
been told I’m mid very often by people and I’m glad I feel Josh said
he felt like himself again and I felt the same today.”