That ended up being a great lap, ... It didn't fee as if it was going to be a top time, but we'll take it.so, all in all, I am excited. I don't know what to expect for the race really, but I know my Lowe's guys are going to work their butts off with great stops and great strategy and we'll be there when it counts. |
That was a lot of fun, but I know how aggravating losing like that can be. |
That was a pretty strong lap, ... In practice the car was a little looser. I hit all the same points and did all the same things but we just couldn't get it. |
That was so much fun. I knew if I could get to his outside and get around him I knew the car was going to drive good. I just didn't want to push the issue. Then they had that green-white-checker at the end. |
That's all you can ask for, is just enough room to race. |
That's going to be the real challenge. |
That's more stock car country out there, ... There were a lot more people there than the store expected, but I wasn't really surprised. Word of mouth is a powerful tool in stock car racing. |
That's the last thing in the world I wanted to do, |
The air temperature dropping and the track cooling down helps. Also the air that runs through the engine is a lot cooler so it builds more power and more speed. There definitely was some advantage to going later. It's hard to really tell how much. We were 8th or 9th on the board during practice, and then qualified 3rd. So I think it helped some. |
The biggest thing coming out of Daytona is the confidence this team has that we can go out there and perform. I definitely feel that we'll be competitive and racing for a top five. |
The communication that we have is amazing. We know each other better than I expected. He has obviously been paying close attention to what Chad has been doing and it is showing at the track. |
The drivers, we just get in and drive the cars. I do know that the team and crew chief are going to work as hard as they can to work the gray areas, and with that in mind gray areas were looked at and worked over and when the car came back the template didn't fit. So, Chad, the team, myself will accept what happened. |
The grip will be less now than then (race weekend). We can get close on balance, but the real important thing for us is to work through some trends and have two days to try things that we can't on a race weekend. |
The last couple of races, we haven't finished like we've wanted to, ... But we had a great run at Michigan and a strong run at Fontana. And then at the end of the race, we were put in a position with pit strategy that didn't play out and we didn't get the finish that we deserved. We've got the speed, but we're just a tick off. |
The majority of the drivers, they're professionals and they know what they need to do. We all need to collect points and get going from here. |