MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
ADVANCE AUTO PARTS CLASH
FEBRUARY 9, 2019
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 MOUNTAIN DEW CAMARO ZL1, involved in an on-track incident in Clash practice:
WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE?
“From what I could tell it looks like I crowded Ryan (Newman) and caused a crash, so I apologize to all involved and all the men and women who work on these cars that have to fix another one.”
WHAT LED TO THE INCIDENT?
“It looks like I just messed up. It happens.”
FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT IN THE GAME THINKING ABOUT THE REST OF THE DAY?
“I mean more than anything I don’t really think it affects tomorrow a whole lot, I just hate that you tear up race cars and race cars cost money and I just costs some people a lot of money. I don’t like doing that if I can help it.”
DENNY HAMLIN SAID YOU GUYS SORT OF HAVE TO DO THAT SORT OF STUFF TO SEE HOW YOUR CAR HANDLES IN SITUATIONS LIKE THAT OTHERWISE YOU WON’T KNOW WHAT IT WILL DO IN THE RACE?
“I mean true. I was really excited to see that there was actually a pack formed. Typically, guys ride around here practice and don’t ever do anything, so I was glad to see there was a good pack lined up. We were making an effort to try to get in it before it was over and Aric (Almirola) and I were coming up to speed together, he got to the bottom and kind of got in line, so I thought I would just hop in line too and it didn’t work out. Ended up kind of being in the middle and I was going to ride out the middle until the back and I don’t know came off (Turn) 2 there and it looked like I crowded Ryan (Newman) a little bit. When you get close to guys it kind of brings you together. So, yeah, like I said, just messed up.”