NASCAR Cup

Talladega: Scott Riggs race report

Riggs Gets Collected in Multi-Car Wreck at Talladega TALLADEGA, Ala. (April 25, 2004)--Scott Riggs' best starting position of the season turned into a 34th place finish Sunday, when the No. 10 Valvoline Chevrolet fell victim to a mult-car ...

Published: Apr 26, 2004, 10:04 PM

Copy link

Share on Viber

Add as a preferred source

Riggs Gets Collected in Multi-Car Wreck at Talladega

TALLADEGA, Ala. (April 25, 2004)--Scott Riggs' best starting position of the season turned into a 34th place finish Sunday, when the No. 10 Valvoline Chevrolet fell victim to a mult-car accidentin Sunday's Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Riggs' fifth-place qualifying effort and the strong lap times the Valvoline Chevrolet produced in Nextel Cup practices gave the No. 10 team plenty of reasons to be optimistic heading into the second restrictor-plate race of the season.

That optimism was transformed to frustration on lap 83 of 188 when an 11-car melee on the backstretch collectedthe Valvoline Chevy, forcing Riggs todrivethe carto the garagefor damage repair.

"I couldn't see what happened," explained Riggs. "I slowed down and almost missed the whole thing. I didn't really get caught up in the first part of the wreck, but when I slowed and went low to drive below it, I got hit from behind and found myself spinning."

"I just credit it to restrictor-plate racing," continued Riggs. "We had a great racecar andshowed that all weekend. I was trying to keep the fenders on it and keep my nose clean and wanted to wait until later in the race to show my hand. I was doing a lot of giving and wanted to do my taking later, but we never got the chance."

The Valvoline team scurried to the garage area where they replaced the nose, radiator, and right-side suspension of the No. 10 machine, enabling Riggs to return to the track and pick up several positions.

"The team did an incredible job putting the Valvoline Chevy back together and getting Scott back on the track," offered crew chief Doug Randolph. "That's what will make us a better team in the long run."

California Speedway in Fontana is the next stop on the Nextel Cup Series schedule (May 2). The race will be broadcast live on FOX beginning at noon PDT, 3 p.m. EDT.

-mbv-

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

Share Or Save This Story

Copy link

Share on Viber

Previous article Talladega: Dale Earnhardt Jr race report

Next article Talladega: Jamie McMurray race report

Top Comments

There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?

View More & Comment

Latest news

Casey Mears makes milestone 500th NASCAR Cup start he never meant to reach

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup

Homestead-Miami

35 min

Casey Mears makes milestone 500th NASCAR Cup start he never meant to reach

MotoGP Qatar GP: Marco Bezzecchi wins as Marc Marquez has title triumph delayed

MotoGP

MGP MotoGP

Qatar GP

46 min

MotoGP Qatar GP: Marco Bezzecchi wins as Marc Marquez has title triumph delayed

LIVE: F1 Brazilian GP - Lando Norris, Ferrari struggling as rain threatens again

Formula 1

F1 Formula 1

Sao Paulo GP

1 h

LIVE: F1 Brazilian GP - Lando Norris, Ferrari struggling as rain threatens again

WEC Monza: Cadillac wins chaotic finale, #8 Toyota seals drivers’ title

WEC

WEC WEC

Monza

1 h

WEC Monza: Cadillac wins chaotic finale, #8 Toyota seals drivers’ title

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