Getting quick time on the second night is everything. The only thing worth getting on the second night is first or second. |
The competition is the strongest it's ever been. Any more, if you have a bad night, you're going to finish 15th or 16th. Every night, there are at least 10 guys on kill. |
We wanted to give the fans something more. One of the most impressive things about sprint car racing is how quickly teams can rebuild these cars or change engines, and the fans never get to see it. Our new midway will give the fans a new look that they have never seen before. |
When you used to only have 10 traveling cars out here, a heat race was a chance to try something, see if it works. It's not like that anymore. You have to qualify. It's all or nothing there. You have to get out of your heat race, so it's all or nothing there. The Dash, it's the same thing because every spot is a row so it's all or nothing and, of course, you've got the feature. There is never a chance to relax, or a chance to be off one bit. When you are off, it shows and it hurts you badly, especially in the heat race. You just got to be good all night long. You have to stay focused all night, every night, all year. |
You can't put the green No. 11 car on the pole and expect to pass him on most nights. But we had a good rebound after the (poor) weekend we had at the Knoxville Nationals. |