Ford Racing Notes and Quotes NASCAR Cup Series
Mobil 1 301 — New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Sunday, September 21, 2025
RYAN BLANEY AND MUSTANG PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE ROUND OF 8
* Ryan Blaney won his third race of 2025 and the 16th Cup race of his
career today.
* Today’s victory automatically advances Blaney to the Round of 8.
* It also marks the third time Blaney has won three races in a season,
a personal best.
* In addition, today is Blaney’s sixth playoff victory.
* Today’s win is the sixth of the season for Ford and 747th all-time
in NASCAR Cup Series competition
* It also marks Team Penske’s 106th series win with Ford.
RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Menards/Libman Ford Mustang Dark Horse –
VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW
YOU’RE ABOUT TO GET THE LOBSTER. “I’m looking forward to it and
see how it tastes. I’ve wanted a lobster ever since I was a little kid
coming to watch these races. I’ve always wanted one of those things,
so I’m looking forward to it.”
WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE TODAY? “I don’t know. The way the
pit cycles went sometimes. We lost control for a little bit, but then we
were able to get it back before the green flag stops in stage three. We
were just kind of biding our time after the green flag stop and then the
caution came out and two was a great call. We saw two worked well in the
first stage for a while and I figured if we could come out on the front
row or something we would have a good shot and Josh definitely didn’t
make it easy on me. His car got rolling there for 10 or 15 laps and I
really had to find new lanes and push harder. My car was going really
free and then we were able to gap him there at the end with his
right-rear going away. It was a great race and a cool weekend, honestly.
I couldn’t be prouder of everybody.”
CAN YOU SEE THE PATH TO PHOENIX NOW? “It’s starting to light up.”
JOSH BERRY, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Dark Horse –
WHAT MORE DID YOU NEED TO PASS THE 12 AT THE END? “I don’t know. We
lacked a little bit of fire off, but, honestly, ever since the start of
the race we were just mired in so much traffic. It was hard to know what
we needed. Our long run seemed really strong, so I think it could have
gone a couple different ways. Obviously, if it stays green, I think we
have a chance at it. Maybe we should have taken two tires there, but,
ultimately, we were down a set from the spin, so we didn’t want to
take our last tires that early. Still, it’s just a great day. We had a
great car. Everybody did a great job. The pit stops were awesome and we
have a lot to look forward to.” HOW ABOUT THE WAY YOU RECOVERED FROM
THE SPIN. WHAT WAS THE KEY? “For one, we had a really good car. It was
a grind for sure, but we had a really good car and we just chipped away
at it. I kind of wish at times maybe we should have stayed out or took
two tires. I don’t know, but we just kept putting four on it and kept
moving forward and did it the old fashioned way. It was a lot of fun.”
JOEY LOGANO and RYAN BLANEY
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “The 12
was wicked fast in practice and he showed that again in the race. Our
only chance was beating him on pit road and beating on details, but they
were able to make up their track position when they put four on. Over
time they got back up there. That last restart, I could have restarted
behind him and probably finished third in the race, but I wanted a
chance to win and if I was behind the 12, I wasn’t gonna win. I went
for it and it cost us a spot, but, overall, I’m proud of the
execution. We obviously got a ton of points today. I think we got a
second and a first in the first two stages and a top four finish, so we
did what we needed to do. We’re plus the cut line. I’d rather win.
That’s just the greed in me, especially when it’s home.”