Following a wreck that forced Ricky Stenhouse Jr. out of Sunday’s Daytona 500, the veteran racer was critical of the way the race played out for Brad Keselowski.
Moments after leading the race, the driver of the No. 47 car was spun out and had words for Keselowski to hear during his postrace interview.
“There was definitely spots on the race track that you didn’t want to push or get pushed,” Stenhouse Jr. told reporters. “The 6, I guess, found that out a couple of times today. I guess (he) just tried to wreck everybody in the field until he won, but I guess his other car won that he gave up, so kudos to him.”
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was critical of Brad Keselowski pushing in the corner. Stenhouse: “I guess he just tried to wreck everybody in the field until he won. I guess his other car won that he gave up. So kudos to him.” pic.twitter.com/lf5QMX0Tn4
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) February 21, 2022
Keselowski, a duel winner on Thursday and new co-owner of what is now Roush Fenway Keselowski, had drawn ire from fans earlier in the day for an accident that involved Harrison Burton.
The accident put Burton upside-down on the backstretch, even though the car suffered minimal damage:
Harrison Burton flipped over during the incident at the end of Stage 1. A couple of contenders involved in this accident. #Daytona500
🎥 @MrMatthewCFB pic.twitter.com/Na4W55sKEx
— Always Race Day (@AlwaysRaceDay) February 20, 2022
Burton had words for Keselowski as well, but was less aggressive in his delivery:
"I'm not questioning Brad's ability but I think he just got too wide on my right side."
Harrison Burton says the bumpers just don't line up as well and he was just hit in the wrong spot. pic.twitter.com/GlE3BcHxHY
— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) February 20, 2022
