It's kind of appropriate that we're here at the Nashville Superspeedway today and he gets his first major win, ... ... He is not out of the championship hunt, and he's going to win some more races. I'm really excited for today, sure, but for what's going to happen down the road as well. |
It's not that I'm never going to get in a car or truck again. I'll probably hop in there every now and then just for fun. |
It's way too early to pass judgment. It's still got flaws. They need to tweak it. Is it better than it ever was? I think the verdict is still out on that. |
Just being out here and hanging out and working has been good. I hate starting that far back, but if the tires don't fall off, we'll be OK. |
NASCAR logic isn't always logical, |
Physically, I have been working out since July -- really, really hard wanting to be sure that I was physically prepared for this race, |
Since I'm in Seattle, I'm pulling for Seattle! |
The IRL needs guys like us to help tell their story, because they've got a good one to tell. Rusty will be good, and I'm happy for him because this will help get him ready for (2007). |
The only option a driver has is to literally not do it. If he (crew chief) says, 'Pit,' you drive by and say, 'I didn't hear you, what'd you say, come back.' And that's happened, and sometimes you wish you hadn't done that. Other times it works out. |
There are so many young unmarried and talented drivers in the garage area that march to the beat of a different drummer. |
These guys aren't having fun anymore, ... They have a lot of pressure on them. They have to perform and they have a lot of people they have to beat. When I was running, we had just a few people that we had to beat. You could have a bad day and still finish sixth or seventh. Now, if you are off a little bit, you finish 37th. |
These guys aren't having fun anymore. They have a lot of pressure on them. They have to perform and they have a lot of people they have to beat. When I was running, we had just a few people that we had to beat. You could have a bad day and still finish sixth or seventh. Now, if you are off a little bit, you finish 37th. |
They're treated like prima donnas. But a lot of that is because pit stops are even more important now than they used to be. The cars are all so equal, pit stops are one of the few places you can gain an advantage. |
This is by far probably the biggest thing that has ever happened to me in my life, other than getting called at home by Darrell Waltrip one night asking me to drive a truck. |
Understand that the sponsors are the people that are making this sport happen. It's not the purses; it's the sponsors. The sponsors want to be in Texas, they want to be in California, they want to be in Las Vegas. |