I thought I had the wreck cleared, and (Brian Vickers) popped left and I hit (Newman), ... My spotter never said nothing, so I wrecked. |
I thought I had the wreck cleared, and (Brian Vickers) popped left and I hit (Newman). My spotter never said nothing, so I wrecked. |
I thought we had the best car, but anytime you have cautions, it gives an opportunity to the guys behind you to get into the back bumper, ... It would have been nice to not see the cautions. We were just fortunate to have a car that went on restarts and worked on long runs. |
I told him, I didn't have to prepare for anything like a normal rookie, because I never prepared, never had to think about it. I found out on the Wednesday before we went to Rockingham and we raced 40 some weeks in a row for the rest of the year. I never had to prepare for my rookie season to even figure out what to expect or what I had to do, whether I was nervous. I didn't know how much money I was making. I didn't know how many races I had to go to, I didn't have a contract. I didn't care. |
I would have just waited four weeks. |
I'm all for taking chances. But you have to make sure you don't get caught. You have to know if the risk is worth the penalty. |
I'm not going to rush into things and do things I don't want to do. Right now, we are in the same frame of mind about our goals, and our goals are to go out and get the season going good and make the Chase. |
If that wasn't Jeff Burton back there we probably would have had a wreck. His car was a little bit better for the first three or four laps (after a restart) and then we could get going. |
If you make a mistake at Turn 1, you're not going to lose a lap. That's a good change. I think all the improvements are really good. |
If you're going to be the biggest star of the sport, step up and be the biggest supporter of the sport. I think they should take more responsibility of being the voice of our sport, being the voice in the garage for somebody to step up to if they have a question. |
It couldn't be more fitting to have it go this way. It's been tough, but we got to keep doing what were doing. That's what Johnny would want us to do, and that's what we're going to do. |
It was a good race for us. We got behind here the first four races and we just needed to have a good run. We put ourselves in the position to win and we just came up one spot short. |
It's a lot easier to lose the points than it is to gain the points. This Busch Series is tough and there will be somebody who will make a run at me sooner or later. |
It's a thrill to be associated with the United States Coast Guard. Their long and rich tradition matches perfectly with the history at RCR. This season, I am not only racing for RCR but also for the Coast Guard men and women who keep America safe. I think this relationship will lead to great success both on and off the track for everyone involved. |
It's been a tough week, |