Breaking news
NASCAR Cup Sonoma
Ragan says Truex 'did me wrong,' blames him for wreck
A lot of push and shove ended with Martin Truex Jr. buried into a tire barrier yesterday.
Nick DeGroot
Published: Jun 29, 2015, 5:46 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
On an early restart at Sonoma Sunday, contact was made between Martin Truex Jr. and David Ragan, culminating with Truex nose-first into a tire barrier. Upon reviewing the replay, it appears the contact may not have been purely incidental.
Martin (Truex Jr.) would probably not do that again if he had the opportunity to.
David Ragan
On the 30th lap of 110 scheduled, Truex ran Ragan off the road out of Turn 7 and the two went side-by-side through the esses. Ragan did not back down as he got into the left rear of the No. 78, pushing him sideways and into the tire barrier that lined the track (Crash Video). The wreck ended his impressive streak of seven straight top ten finishes.
He just wrecked you,” spotter Clayton Hughes commented over the radio. “Damn it, we’re killed.”
Ragan 'just dumped me'
"When you start around 20th on those restarts it is just a recipe for disaster," said Truex after leaving the infield care center. "I was trying to be aggressive, make some moves, I had a couple cars passed and then the lane I was in jammed up and the guys I passed got back by me, and you just get frustrated, you lose patience.
"I got into the 55's door a little bit in Turn 7, and I guess he didn't like it and he figured he would just dump me, so he's probably got one coming. But other than that it was just part of the restart deal, and I hate that I got my guys' car tore up."
Ragan responds
Ragan later crashed out himself after contact with Carl Edwards at the same section of the race track.
"I didn’t get together with the 78 (Truex), the 78 ran me off the racetrack, just body-slammed me," he explained in his defense. "I was just trying to get back on the racetrack. That's a great instance where the 78 just absolutely did me wrong and I'm trying to get back on the racetrack. That's unfortunate for him.
"It's never good to see anybody tear up their race car, but Martin would probably not do that again if he had the opportunity to."
The duo posted DNFs, finishing 39th and 42nd.
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article One last time: Jeff Gordon finishes 16th at Sonoma
Next article For the RTA, it's full steam ahead
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Nick DeGroot
Carson Kvapil wins Martinsville as Justin Allgaier takes NASCAR O’Reilly points lead
NASCAR O'Reilly
NASCAR O'Reilly
Martinsville II
3 h
Carson Kvapil wins Martinsville as Justin Allgaier takes NASCAR O’Reilly points lead
NASCAR Cup Martinsville starting lineup: Denny Hamlin rockets to pole
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Martinsville II
7 h
NASCAR Cup Martinsville starting lineup: Denny Hamlin rockets to pole
9/11 after 25 years: How NASCAR went back racing following September 11 attacks
Feature
NASCAR Cup
Feature
NASCAR Cup
9/11 after 25 years: How NASCAR went back racing following September 11 attacks
More from
Martin Truex Jr
Betting odds for the 2025 NASCAR Cup playoff race at Las Vegas
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Las Vegas II
Betting odds for the 2025 NASCAR Cup playoff race at Las Vegas
Bell beats Hamlin for Bristol Cup pole in all-JGR front row
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Bristol II
Bell beats Hamlin for Bristol Cup pole in all-JGR front row
Truex hopes Toyota benefits from NASCAR technical changes for 2023
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Truex hopes Toyota benefits from NASCAR technical changes for 2023
Latest news
Liam Lawson disqualified from F1 qualifying in Mexico – here's why
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Mexican GP
40 min
Liam Lawson disqualified from F1 qualifying in Mexico – here's why
Max Verstappen clears the air with Liam Lawson, but stays tight-lipped on Racing Bulls F1 seat
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Mexican GP
2 h
Max Verstappen clears the air with Liam Lawson, but stays tight-lipped on Racing Bulls F1 seat
"I'll bombard myself with melatonin": Kimi Antonelli admits to driving "tense" and "tired" on cusp of F1 title
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Mexican GP
2 h
"I'll bombard myself with melatonin": Kimi Antonelli admits to driving "tense" and "tired" on cusp of F1 title
Ryo Hirakawa could have "easily" made Q2 in F1 Mexico GP without late traffic
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Mexican GP
3 h
Ryo Hirakawa could have "easily" made Q2 in F1 Mexico GP without late traffic
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe