Keselowski proud of Preece after clutch Daytona victory
RFK Racing co-owner Brad Keselowski praises Ryan Preece's persistence after his Daytona win secures the final spot in The Chase.
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Obviously, you've been up on the stage as a winner, as the winning owner with Chris.
But how does it feel with Ryan, with everything that he has kinda gone through and just all of those different battles, the flips at Daytona, just everything else that he's dealt with?
Yeah, you know, I, I've got four kids, and it, it reminds me a lot of when they do something you're really proud of.
It's a similar feeling, you know.
Not that Ryan's a kid, he's definitely not a kid.
But there's a, a feeling of pride that you helped him get there and, and do those things.
And, you know, it's his team there have worked really hard.
Ryan's worked really hard to be-- put himself in position to, to have success.
And I feel like, you know, he, he won the Clash at the start of the year and-- but he's had a, a, you know Outside, it hasn't been the season that I think we really wanted for, for his car.
And you know, he just-- he's kept his drive, he's kept his fire, and he, he, he's putting the work in.
And, you know, that persistence, I think, you know, has come to fruition with, you know, just a terrific night for him.
But such-- it's such a clutch moment for Ryan, you know, to come in and, you know, be however many points behind, you know, the, the playoff, you know, chase thing here and, to, to just drive a great race, go get him a win, you know, with, with everything on the line.
You know, those are, those are nights that, you remember, and those are nights that are, that are really special for him, but really special for, for everyone on this team.
