(Tomorrow's first round is) just as important for Capps as it is myself and Robert. (The Mopar/Oakley Dodge Stratus) has been the most consistent, the quickest, or right next to the quickest every single run. Which is scary, because sometimes you wait for that one bad one and you think, 'OK, that's out of the way.' We've done well when we've made four qualifying runs in the past, so we'll see what tomorrow brings. No one knows. It's gonna be a hell of a race tomorrow. |
[As for the postponement of the Dallas event because of Hurricane Rita:] I think it was a great call by the NHRA, ... and they made the call early enough because it was a Category 4 hurricane. That's nothing to mess with, especially with what happened in Louisiana. It was also 100 degrees in Dallas. We have another two weeks now to hope that it cools down some. |
Bring it on. It's time to start changing things around. |
But I have a feeling it's going to go down to Pomona (at the Auto Club Finals in November). I don't see anyone backing down. |
Chicago is one of those race tracks that you love to go to. It's just incredible. The weather should be outstanding. |
He's a Jeff Gordon, a Tony Stewart, an exception to the rule, ... What he lacks in experience, he makes up for in focus. He's that one in a million. I hope he snaps out of it pretty soon. |
I am really looking forward to Chicago because we ran very well here earlier in the year, |
I have chills. I've been wound up all week. |
I'm not trying to make this Funny Car championship chase so close, |
If the weather really does cool down this weekend in Dallas it will be great, ... Even if it doesn't, that's OK, because we can run in the heat. |
It is exciting, ... One, because it's Funny Car, and, two, to dethrone any one of Force's cars that have had such a command on the Funny Car championship over the years is a big thing. |
It is exciting. One, because it's Funny Car, and, two, to dethrone any one of Force's cars that have had such a command on the Funny Car championship over the years is a big thing. |
It was a serious run. I know we were on the limiter. I'm impressed with how these guys are working. They're really on it. |
It went horrible on the first run, |
It's always harder to defend. I never thought we'd have the start that we had. Effort equals results, except in this case, because we put a lot of effort into this program over the winter and every week and we're just not seeing the results. |