Preece on Daytona win, Chase berth: 'This is redemption'
Ryan Preece celebrates a dramatic Daytona victory and his first career Chase appearance after rallying from a Stage 1 crash.
Video Transcript
We're at a racetrack that has taken so much from Ryan Preece.
Tonight, it gives back.
Your meeting with Derek Finley was about 30 seconds this week.
You said, "I just wanna be on offense all night long."
How did you find it in yourself to make that happen, Ryan?
I'm just speechless right now.
But those guys, that 60 group, we're n- we're fighters, and when you put our back against the wall, we swing hard.
So thank you to Oikos, thank you to Kroger, Tag Hechter, RFK, Jack Roush, the Fenway Group, Brad Keselowski.
Two years ago, there was a lot of keyboard, keyboard warriors saying, I was nothing.
Well, we just kicked their butts tonight.
I wanna ask you, your first ever playoff appearance, you are in the chase, Ryan.
Was there honestly a doubt in your mind as you were coming to the green white checkered at the end of stage one and you got in that wreck?
Made a comeback though.
It's just a testament of how, how prepared these race cars are, man.
I'm a racer.
I know what it takes to build speed.
So every man and woman at RFK, thank you for giving me a rocket ship so I can go to the moon tonight.
Is this redemption here at Daytona?
This is redemption.
All right.
Daytona fans, Ryan Preece, a win and he's in.
He makes it to the 2026 chase and the crew celebrates.
