Ford Performance NASCAR: Riley Herbst Post-Race Quotes

RILEY HERBST, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford Mustang -- “It was good.  It was cool to lead the race and almost come away with the stage, but then it’s just frustrating.  It is what it is.  Hopefully, we can come back here next week and have a good showing on the road course.”

ARE YOU PLEASED WITH HOW YOU AND YOUR NEW TEAM WORKED TOGETHER?  “Yeah, absolutely.  I think it’s definitely something to be proud of.  I think it’s something to acknowledge how well me and the 22 worked together.  I wish I could have found him a little later on in the race like we did in the first stage, but we’re just getting started here.  I think this is all stuff we can take to the next plate track at Talladega, so I’m looking forward to it.  I’m just really bummed out about the circumstances there.”

WHAT DID YOU SEE FROM YOUR VANTAGE POINT IN THE WRECK?  “The 54 just cleared himself and got spun.  I missed that.  I was on the apron, and I was pretty pumped because I missed that and then I believe somebody hit the 7 and the 7 came down and got me in the right-rear and shot me up towards the wall, which is a bummer.  We’ll just move on to next week.”