MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
ALABAMA 500
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
OCTOBER 15, 2017
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA CHEVROLET SS – Involved in a multi-car accident on Lap 184
“I got on the inside of Daniel (Suarez) and Kyle (Larson) had left me enough room from the bottom to get there and was there. I don’t guess he saw me in time. I had a really big run coming and it was the time of day to go, so we went.”
WHAT HAPPENED AND WAS THERE ANY INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS BUILDING?
“Yeah, I had a really big run, Dale (Earnhardt, Jr.) was giving me a great shove and Daniel (Suarez) had left enough room in the middle and (Kyle) Larson left me enough room from the bottom. There was a hole and I filled it. I don’t guess Daniel (Suarez) either saw me in time or what it was just had a high rate of speed coming and he didn’t know or tried to block it I’m not sure. We will move on.”
WHEN YOU SAW THE NUMBER OF PLAYOFF CONTENDERS OUT OF THIS RACE, IS THAT A SILVER LINING?
“There’s not really a silver lining in having an opportunity to finish one off and not. It was far from over and we had an opportunity. I’m more disappointed about that. The car was good again today, and that means more than anything so we’ll move on.”
AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AMERICAN ETHANOL CHEVROLET SS – Involved in a multi-car accident on Lap 173
WHAT HAPPENED?
“Just part of this racing. What do you do? You can go and race hard all day. You can ride in the back and try to not to get in one of those big wrecks. I was proud we got some of those stage points. Was trying to push back up there. We were in a pretty good spot. Had a little momentum there. Just got caught in the wreck. There was nowhere to go. You are just holding on after that. It took the car out. The No. 31 he got shuffled to the back and just riding there. He does that a lot in these races and it seems to work out. Maybe I need to do that strategy. If your car is not fast enough to lead, you should probably stay in the back.”
MICHAEL McDOWELL, NO. 95 K-LOVE RADIO CHEVROLET SS – Involved in a multi-car accident on Lap 173
“It was just chaos. Just tried to get clear of it. I almost had it cleared and then somebody came down the track and got us. It is part of Talladega racing. You know there is going to be a big one, but you don’t where or when, you just hope you aren’t in it. Just doesn’t seem to matter if you are in the front, or the middle or the back. You just aren’t immune to it.”