A lot of things have happened since the past. I came back in 2003 with Elliott (Sadler) and we had a lot of success, |
Everybody was talking about the top 10 cars in the Chase, |
Goodyear has told us what they thought the problem was and to just try and shy away from it. |
Hell yeah, baby, ... We're back on the map. |
I told Robert (Yates) before Dover -- I went out on a limb and I promised him that I would get this 88 UPS car back in Victory Lane before the end of the year, |
I'm sitting here looking at points and we're only 34 points out of 10th and we've got two races left, |
I've been very fortunate in my career to win a lot of important races and big races that we have, a lot of them with this guy beside me, ... But at this point in time in my career I'm not sure there's anything that was more important. Today came at a very good time for a lot of us. |
It ain't over yet. The fat lady hasn't sung yet. |
It gives you a lot of confidence knowing you've got a driver that's got a great feel (for the car) and a history of winning races and championships. He knows what it takes to be there at the end of the day. Robbie learned a lot with Jeff Gordon, and I had 10 great years with Yates and won a championship with Dale. This is a new deal and an opportunity for us as a group to take all the things we've learned and take Petty Enterprises back to the top. |
Me and this guy have worked a lot of magic together and we're not done. |
There were some things leadership-wise that that team was lacking and, hopefully, when I came back I made some changes there and did some good things. We won some races and had a lot of success. |