With all three of his Chase contending teammates going down in flames on Sunday, David Ragan missed the 'big one' that fellow Roush Fenway drivers Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle got caught up in and went on to finish the race in third.

Ragan's efforts tied his best finish in his two year career.

“We’re happy with a top-five, and fortunately we didn’t get caught up in that wreck in [turns] 3 and 4, but I’m a little disappointed," Ragan said. "We had a car that could have won today.”

The disappointed Ragan believed that he had a car that could take him to victory lane. Upset that he had no help there at the end to insure the win, his third place finish is still one to be proud of.

“The 31 [of Richard Childress Racing's Jeff Burton] just fell off a little bit behind us, and it would have been tough to pull out and make any moves without any help from behind, so I’m a little disappointed that I couldn’t have done anything else there at the end," Ragan stated. "I felt like we had a car that could have won. It’s all about being in the right place at the right time, and it was a solid day for our AAA team. We’ve got great superspeedway cars. The guys back at the shop really put a lot of effort into these two races."

Despite missing the Chase, Ragan has set a standard for the No. 6 team to hold down the best spot available to non-Chase drivers (13th).

“That’s our goal," Ragan said. "We’re certainly disappointed that we were not in that Chase for the championship, but 13th is something to be proud about, and that’s what we’re working towards.

Ragan continued, "We just need some more runs like today, but it still would be sweet to get a win here pretty soon.”