Ford Performance NASCAR: Almirola and Ragan Accident Quotes

ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang -- WHAT HAPPENED?  “We were just getting pushed too hard too early.  It’s a long, long race.  Man, we were in a fine position, just sitting there riding around in the top two, three and the 20 just came with a big run and hit me really hard in a bad spot and it turned me to the right and tore up our race car and ended our Daytona 500 way too early.”  ARE YOU OK?  “I’m fine.”

DAVID RAGAN, No. 36 Select Blinds Ford Mustang -- “It’s just unfortunate to have a bunch of tore up race cars that early.  I’ve never met a driver that said, ‘Hey, I’m gonna start this 500-mile race and just be super-aggressive.’  We all talk about give and take and making it to the end, but it seems nobody does that once they get out there.  It’s frustrating that everybody is pushing and shoving and I just saw the 48 get turned and whenever someone wrecks in the top five or six it tears up a lot of cars.”