NASCAR driver Parker Retzlaff is unrepentant after deliberately ignoring his team’s orders and pushing a rival driver to victory at Daytona last weekend.
Retzlaff, who drives for Beard Motorsports, pushed Burton Harrison Wood Brothers racing to a narrow victory. teammate in Kyle Busch racing with Burton for the win.Retzlaff’s spotter told him in no uncertain terms “he’s not pushing the 21 for the win.” But after the race, Retzlaff didn’t no regrets
“Everyone is working hard not to have a chance,” Retzlaff told FOX Sports Harrison, so it was a race between me and him to run to the line, I had a little damage to my nose and my line broke the back right to save, but my line broke and I had no chance to escape.But after the race, Retzlaff did not no regrets.
“Everyone is working hard not to have a chance,” Retzlaff told Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports. “I didn’t want to push a Ford to victory in a Chevy. But I knew I had to let Harrison lose so that the race would be between me and him to the finish line. I had a little nose damage and my line broke on the back straight.
I pushed to get free and my line broke and I had no chance to get free.
NASCAR driver Parker Retzlaff reiterates a his decision to defy team ordersToday he says he suffered the consequences of his choice to push Burton to victory. But he won’t reveal exactly what those consequences are.
“Parker Retzlaff live on On Track, we asked him about the end of the Daytona Cup race when he was 4th in a Chevy and he passed Harrison in a Ford. to the win while Busch was in a Chevy on the front row,” said Danielle Trotta of Sirius XM.
“Chevy would be very angry with Parker. Parker says that he does not want to wait on the consequences that he suffered, but he says that this is not what he wanted to happen, but he wanted to put himself and his sponsors and gives a chance to win in the second race. .
Retzlaff has secured a playoff spot with a win on Sunday Darlington to qualify for the playoffs.
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