Erik Darnell On Racing At Texas Motor Speedway

Erik Darnell on racing at Texas Motor Speedway: "Our finish at Talladega did not reflect our potential. We had a really fast Academy Ford Fusion, but luck just wasn't on our side. Some wires were shaken loose in the starter box and caused our car to lose power. It was really a freak thing, no one's fault, but it was unfortunate for these guys that work so hard. This is our last week with Academy as our primary sponsor and I'd really like to get a good finish for those guys. They've been such great partners this year and a solid finish for them would be awesome."

Crew chief Ben Leslie on racing at Texas Motor Speedway: "Texas is a fast track, fairly similar to Atlanta where Erik made his first start. He performed very well at Atlanta all things considered and now that he has a bit more seat time I feel confident that we should be competitive."