Ryan Timms Gives His Thoughts After Contact With Kyle Larson Battling For Osky Challenge Win
Ryan Timms describes contact with Kyle Larson battling for the lead in the Oksy Front Row Challenge. His reaction post-race.
Video Transcript
From your perspective, what did you see there in the closing laps?
Yeah, I, went into three there.
I knew I was screwing up.
I figured, you know, he might be gaining on me, and, I just kept doing what I did every lap.
And, went in there.
I seen him coming up.
Initially I was gonna try and drive around it, and I realized he wasn't letting me, giving me any room.
And, I, I mean, I lifted, slammed on the brakes, tried to turn it, and he still just ran right over me.
So, he's a piece of shit, but it is what it is.
I, I mean, I'll remember it, and, that's that.
How do you shift your focus now to the four biggest nights of the year just down the road?
Oh, just forget about it, move on.
We got Wednesday coming up, so that's the main focus now.
I, I mean, honestly, I, I'd have to watch the video really, but I really felt like I did everything in my power there to lift, and still, I mean, the nose wing is completely trampled.
So, it is what it is.
We were fast, so that's all I can ask for.
And, I gotta thank all my great, my great team, Shane Lebig, Marty Bretton, Ben Morris, Dickie, Mitch, all my great sponsors, Dennis Allball with Allball your alternative, Sitgo, Hampa Oil, Mystic Lubricants, Joel Pigeon Trucking, Trucking Raw Machinery, CMP Excavating, C&E Landscapes, all my safety equipment, Sharp Advantage, Dave Sharply, Ultra Shield, Bell Helmets, K1, just everyone that's involved.
Talk to me about that partnership with Shane Lebig.
Came together here the last couple of years.
You guys obviously have been really fast, but in a situation like this where you can see clearly that the car owner's got your back, that's gotta feel good as a driver.
Yeah, absolutely.
He, we got each other's back, and he's in my corner, ride or die.
So, like I said, I can't thank him enough.
He's a great person, a great mentor, great car owner, great crew chief, just all around great guy.
And yeah, I mean, I couldn't ask for a better car owner.
And then I wanna thank all the people at West River that allow him to come do this, all his employees, and, yeah, just the whole effort.
