We don't want to penalize him unnecessarily. He started out with five teams in a system that allowed that. We want to make sure to do it in a smooth way. |
We don't want to put such a moat around the teams that can't assist us bring new teams in. |
We have a lot of drivers who speak for the garage area now. But Dale was like Michael Jordan. I don't think you'll ever replace him fully because of the type of person he was. |
We have not announced the final penalties for Chad. We're not happy that he has had a progression of pushing the envelope. |
We have to be, and we will be, a performance-based series. You have to perform. You know what, the drivers ... don't want to limp in on a fan vote. They want to earn their way in or not earn their way in. |
We hear ideas all the time that we could consider. |
We just need to find a market in Canada that works. We know we have a tremendous fan base up there. |
We knew that when we did all the moves in the last three years, another event in Phoenix in the calendar year, another one in California, that would take time to absorb that in the marketplace. They've made a lot of progress with management changes that I think are starting to pay some dividends. I think they're going to have a very big crowd. |
We'd always like it to be closer, but it really is close enough for us. The perfect scenario would be all 10 guys within 25 points of each other. But I don't think we would go to a separate points system because part of the beauty of this is that you still have to beat 33 others. |
We're getting down to the wire. Looks to be in the next four to six weeks or sooner there will be some firm announcements of where we'll land. |
We're looking at making sure we have the right balance in terms of points for a win. We're not ready to make that decision, but we are studying that to make sure we have enough real reward for a win. That's something we will have to look at. |
Wins are wins, and they're certainly looked at. Would we do something a little more for the wins — five, 10 more points? I don't know. You've got to have consistency, too. |
You don't want a new team owner to think he has to climb Mount Everest to have a winning team. Not everybody can climb Mount Everest. |
You've got a lot of new platforms that are clamoring for high-end sports content. |