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Wrecked cars and angry drivers: ‘We got destroyed for no reason’
By Staff Report | Published: February 9, 2020 14
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There were multiple "Big Ones" during Sunday's Busch Clash at Daytona, and it had drivers throwing barbs before the season even gets its first points race in the books. Here's what was said, and how the cars looked.
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"I just got wrecked for no reason. Just dumb, dumb racing. Just dumb moves being thrown out there. Guys that don't know what they're doing so they throw crazy-ass blocks. It's just ridiculous." -- Brad Keselowski with pointed comments toward Team Penske teammate Joey Logano
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"We got destroyed for no reason. You think these guys would be smarter than that. Look, we all cause wrecks. But the same one over and over again, it's the same thing -- someone throws a stupid block that's never going to work and wrecks half the field." -- Keselowski
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"That's why we stay single file. So we don’t get crazy because we don't know how to do it." -- Kyle Busch, who was in the first "Big One" with Joey Logano
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"Apparently we all suck at this because there's only three cars running right now." -- Joey Logano
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Joey Logano on Brad Keselowski's frustration: "I'm sure he's all right. We get along fine."
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"Man, I wish we would have stayed (single file). We are not capable of going two-wide. We tore the hell out of 'em." -- Clint Bowyer
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"That was one of the wildest things I've ever been in. That was a rare experience. That may never happen again." -- Joe Gibbs
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Kevin Harvick on the nature of Daytona: "That's just the race when we unload the cars. There's five of 18 cars left so, we've got five more to go and we'll be in good shape."
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"They were all sideways and I thought for a minute I was going to get through. I was still on the gas and somebody clipped me in the right rear, and it was all over from there." -- Jimmie Johnson
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Chase Elliott's car was destroyed late, rendering him in the garage for the final restart.
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Aric Almirola finished 10th, but 11 laps down. It was the nature of Sunday's Busch Clash racing.
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Add Ryan Blaney to the list of Team Penske drivers to end the day either on the hook or in the garage.
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It was all hands on deck for this one.