[Etc.: Jarrett, who has led only two laps this season, has finished 14th or worse in his last eight races to drop out of the top 10.] What we have to do now is get to the point where we can call ourselves a top-10 team, ... Right now, we can't do that. |
[Jarrett knows the third-year driver is going to be a handful.] That young man is the hottest driver out here, ... I told someone [last] week when talking about who would be a surprise for a championship that Kurt Busch is really a guy we're going to have to contend with. |
A good run in the Bud Shootout doesn't guarantee a good run in the Daytona 500, but it is a nice indicator that this part of the program is at least headed in the right direction. The extra seat time is always good to have, and I think there are things you can learn by participating in that race that the teams who aren't competing don't have the opportunity to learn. |
After the sun sets, there's no more problem. |
Any time you get to participate in something that has a limited number of entrants among the best drivers in the world, then you know you've accomplished something. |
As far as our relationship, that's great, ... I have a lot of respect for Todd and everything that he's done and accomplished here. |
As the race goes on, the track changes a lot and you'll find yourself changing the racing groove in which you're running. So, while it does require a good handling car, it also takes a driver that is able to adapt to those changes. |
At the beginning of this year I felt like we were better prepared for this season, but it turned out that wasn't the case. It's disappointing that we haven't run any better than we have this year, especially since we've been able to be there at the end of the race. |
California is one of the tracks where we ran decent this year. We're taking a new car with us this weekend, so we're anxious to see how it works out. |
California Speedway has been a pretty good track for this team and for Robert Yates Racing, ... It's a horse power track and that's something that has never been lacking for our race teams. California is one of the tracks where we ran decent this year. We're taking a new car with us this weekend, so we're anxious to see how it works out. |
Dale's death accelerated a lot of the safety provisions we have today. Anytime you see your Superman, your hero, taken away I'm not saying that would have been the savior for Dale, but we know that it gives everyone a much better chance of surviving that type of situation. If that hadn't have happened, those things would probably come a lot slower. From such a horrific accident, we can look back and say that some good things did come from that. |
Everywhere I've been people have talked about what an exciting race it was. |
Everywhere I've had to go this week, it has been amazing, ... You realize just how popular this sport is when you go to the `Monday Night Football' game in Charlotte and fans are hollering at you from everywhere. |
For as long as I can remember, we spent the Labor Day weekend at Darlington (S.C.). |
He was the man in charge. In charge of everything. |