The best part was they gave me a line to read. The cameras started to roll, and as I was walking over to shake the other character's hand, I realized my palms were a little sweaty, which doesn't happen very often. |
The car was pretty stout, ... That was pretty darn close to a perfect lap. |
The fact that they were so unforthcoming at the meeting made me feel like no one would have a chance to fairly participate. It seemed like a done deal. |
The Fusion really feels like our cars last year, and when they were good last year, they were easy to drive. |
The Hispanic population in the United States is one of the fastest growing demographics. It's a huge group of people that we can introduce to the sport. If they can enjoy it, it's better for all of us. |
The Office Depot car doesn't look like much, but at least we made it to the end. |
The other day I woke up and went down to my truck at my apartment and somebody had written: 'Go Tony. No. 20' on my truck, |
The pole is great and all that, ... but the car is so good it would have been foolish to come out here in cool temperatures ... and lay it on the line the first lap and have a wreck. |
The races I have had here have been disastrous, ... We've had wrecks and steering problems and I've definitely screwed up my fair share of stuff here. |
The Roush Yates engine guys, I went over to the shop the other day, and they feel great about the new engines. I'm excited. |
The Silver Crown Series has produced some of the greatest drivers and they have a really rich history. |
Then I got back out there and we were running and I went to pass Kyle Petty [Green's teammate] on the outside and he just drilled me into the wall. It just destroyed our car. I thought he did it on purpose because I was far enough up next to him, |
There are a million reasons to want to get off to a good start. Team morale is a big deal. But there's the mathematical reason you need to have a good start. ... Kurt did it last year and it got him going. |
There's a lot more attention now. |
They spent a great amount of time and energy explaining to me their position. I didn't see that at the time [while he was refusing to pit], and almost got myself in real trouble by not pulling in. |