The field for the 2018 Nascar Cup Playoffs has been set, and as usual there’s more than a few drivers left angry, disappointed, or worse. Spade Racing obtained some exclusive interviews with these disappointed drivers to figure out why they didn’t make it this year:
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: “I was starting to wonder about my abilities as a driver, but then I saw how crummy the 6 car ran when they put (Matt) Kenseth in there for a few races, which kinda made me feel better. Its kinda like getting a bunch of C’s on your report card, then finding out that your older sister got waitlisted for community college.”
Ryan Newman: “We had a challenging year at RCR, but I think we did as well as we could with what we had. And by ‘we’, I mean ‘anyone at RCR who doesn’t have ‘Childress’ or ‘Dillon’ as a last name.”
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Paul Menard: “I knew that going to a team with Penske power would prove my driving skills to everyone, and sure enough it has.”
Daniel Suarez: “Everybody was talking about the difficulty I would have living up to the standards of Carl Edwards, but I really wanted to focus on the example set by OTHER drivers in the 19 Cup car in the past, guys like Loy Allen Jr. and Gary Bradberry.”
Chris Buescher: “I didn’t really contend for wins this year, I was an afterthought in the points standings, and I have no idea where I’ll be racing next year. But at least I got a cameo in the Nascar on NBC intro package.”
Ty Dillon: “Just tell (Ryan) Newman I heard what he said about my family, and I look forward to swapping rides with him for 2019. Let’s see how HE likes having people quote Geico commercials to you all day long.”
Landon Cassill: “Running with a new team like StarCom Racing, making the playoffs was really an unrealistic expectation. But I’m glad with all we’ve accomplished in such a short time, and I’m hoping that I can save up enough money for a haircut sometime this fall.”