[Loomis said that Petty was a big reason behind his move:] When you have someone that has influenced your life when you're growing up, they do a lot of things for you and help you in a lot of ways, ... Richard helped learn to deal with people and life a lot more than just what's here in the garage, and that means a lot to me. |
All the championships Earnhardt won were won by his intimidation and his style of making the other guy always feel like the underdog. It's something people use, but the final line is you've got to have a great race car. A good driver wins it by staying within himself. |
are quite clear - get things stabilized, and then start the rebuilding process. |
Bobby is as great as anybody who has ever raced here. It's a real test for us to give him a car equal to his ability. |
Come on buddy, fight for it. |
During our first race at Michigan, tire wear was excessively high, |
He's going to be a great crew chief, ... He's more of a risk-taker, I think, and that's what you need sometimes to make those calls and get yourself in the right situation. |
He's more of a risk-taker, I think, and that's what you need sometimes to make those calls and get yourself in the right situation, |
I can't do anything with it, ... I can crank the wheel and it won't do anything. Something is going on. |
I don't know if 'expect' is the right word. I guess you hope it comes together. But our big test comes Sunday in the 500, and that's what we're looking forward to. |
I don't think you can ever set a time frame on something like that. It's just something you deal with every day of your life. |
I felt like I was definitely ready to look at the business in a lot bigger light, and at the same time establish a way to do that to give myself some more personal time to take with my mom and my family, |
I look at this kind of like they were my family business, and we've got to keep it going, ... And I'm just going in there to roll up my sleeves and do everything we can to move the thing forward. |
I probably used the word probably. It's a good time for me to reprioritize my personal life and get things figured out there. |
I said six years ago when I took this job that with Jeff Gordon driving, I was going to carry a pocket mirror around. When we're not running good, I need to look in the mirror. |