Even before Michael McDowell won pole position for Sunday’s race, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing’s Chris Buescher acknowledged this weekend’s Talladega 500-miler represents a really great opportunity for Ford to get in the winner’s column for the first time this season.
Blaney won the Fall Talladega race in his Ford, and Buescher’s teammate and team co-owner Brad Keselowski is the winningest driver in Sunday’s field with six victories at the big track.
Even without having a win, Buescher is ranked 13th with five top-10s in the opening nine races. Keselowski is ranked 17th with three top-five showings.
“It’s circled high on the list, because it’s “the next one,’’ Buescher said of Talladega, noting that for his RFK team the opening eight races of this season have been far more successful than they were a year ago.
“We were fast in Daytona,’’ he said, adding, “We’re never sitting still, this sport doesn’t do that.’’
Former Ford driver and current FOX television NASCAR analyst Kevin Harvick said this week, Ford needs to win and win soon. Keselowski agreed.
“It’s definitely a better opportunity for us,’’ Keselowski said of Ford winning at Talladega. “We have more speed as a manufacturer at these types pf tracks and we need to capitalize on that. I think it’s a great opportunity not just for Ford to win but for our team to win at RFK and we need to come out of here with great finishes.’’
Buescher rolls off 8th Sunday, Keselowski 22nd.
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