“It was a good day until it wasn’t,” Noah Gragson is extremely disappointed with his outing at Talladega

Noah Gragson sheds light on his outing at the Talladega Superspeedway.

“It was a good day until it wasn’t,” Noah Gragson is extremely disappointed with his outing at Talladega

Noah Gragson

Noah Gragson, the Legacy Motor Club driver, had an eventful outing at the recently concluded NASCAR Cup Series at the Talladega Superspeedway. By the closing stages of the race, the rookie driver was in contention to stick his number 42 Chevrolet at the business end of the grid, but things went sideways pretty quickly for the young driver.

Noah Gragson is not pleased with how his outing panned out, and while shedding light on the same during his post-race interview, he said, “This No. 42 team was really on top of it today. Good pit stops and a fast car there in the race, I felt like we were in a good position restarting on the front row on a green-white-checkered.”

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“I got kind of shoved out there and bobbled a little bit by (Chastain). I just got to look back and see what I could do better. Obviously, not let (Chastain) get inside me. Overall, it was a good day until it wasn’t.” Looking at their comments of Gragson, it is quite clear that while he is pleased with his team’s strong performance, he is not happy with how he tumbled down the order after Ross Chastain spun him. Because of the spin, Gragson could only muster a 32nd-place finish.

However, despite having a tough weekend in the NASCAR Cup Series, the rookie driver was able to showcase his mettle against some of the stalwarts of the sport. In tough situations, he did not lose his head and could do a solid race, even though he ended his exploits in a disappointing P32. Had luck riding on his side, he could have amassed strong points in Talladega.

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Noah Gragson’s take on his last four Cup Series outings

Noah Gragson
Noah Gragson

Jimmie Johnson‘s driver, in his last four Cup Series outings, has wrecked twice and, with a best finish of P12 in Atlanta, is currently in the 31st position in the Drivers standings. Keeping all this into view, he was asked whether he had been panicking in certain situations during races, and while answering, he said, “No, I’m kind of the complete opposite. The (team) has a lot of good things in the works, kind of behind the scenes. Hiring more engineers and utilizing the sim in a better way.”

“I was kind of panicking after Phoenix and whatnot, now I’m kind of in a really good headspace now and we have good things coming our way. It’s going to take a little bit of time but those constant reminders of seeing what’s going on in the background are definitely key for my mentality of staying focused, confident, comfortable and energized and ready to go to the race track.”

Noah Gragson is optimistic about the future of the Legacy Motor Club team. He has made it known that a lot is going on at the team behind the scenes, and he is pleased with the direction that the team is heading in. Considering the optimism of Gragson has shown after a tough outing at Talladega, how do you think his team is going to perform in the upcoming races?

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