RICKY RUDD - No. 21 Motorcraft Taurus (Finished 39th) - "That was kind of a crazy accident really. We came up on two cars that were running side-by-side that were considerably slower than the pace was. I'm surprised NASCAR didn't black them because they were having trouble keeping up. Anyway, we came up on them and Mark was right behind me, and I guess we caught everybody so quick that when I hit the brakes Mark drove right in the back of me. It wasn't intentional on his part and I hope he didn't get his car tore up too badly, but it was just bad timing." THE SAFER BARRIER SOFTENED THAT BLOW? "I would hate to think that was concrete because it hit a ton. I was braced for it and knew it was gonna be a hard hit and it was a hard hit. Evidently, they must be working."