AS A GUY WHO IS NOT IN THE CHASE, DO YOU RESENT THE IDEA THAT ONLY THOSE 12 GUYS ARE GETTING THE ATTENTION?
"No, we get paid to do this and win races and make the Chase. Last year we made the Chase; this year we had a lot of wrecks. I think we had the speed to make the Chase, but we didn't and it's a bit of a shame. I think both cars have the capabilities of making it. But it's racing. I don't know. It is what it is right now. It's worse. If you're in the Chase and you're not in the top three today, nobody even cares. And you made the Chase. It is what it is. It's racing."
RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 U.S. ARMY CHEVROLET ? QUALIFIED 8TH:
NASCAR HAS ANNOUNCED GOING TO DAYTONA FOR JANUARY TESTING. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT? "I'm not a big fan of the testing but I understand the point of the testing and for Goodyear to get a good tire that's not only good performance-wise, but good safety-wise for a brand new race track that's probably going to be ripple-free and extremely full of grip. So I understand the point of the testing. Maybe three days is a little tight or a little tough but it's all for the greater good. It's a big race and we all need to start the season with a great show and not have what happened in the spring at Daytona happen again."
KURT BUSCH (No. 2 Operation Home Front/Miller Lite Dodge Charger) Qualified 3rd
YOU?VE BEEN KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF A RESTRICTOR-PLATE WIN. YOU MUST BE EXCITED ABOUT TOMORROW? ?This is one of the biggest moments of my Friday career at a restrictor-plate weekend, to come into the media center after qualifying. I?ve never been in the top-three. I had a shot at the front row all the way until (Clint) Bowyer went out. It?s a whole different feeling. To see the crew guys slapping high-fives and Steve Addington having that smug smile on his face knowing that he achieved something special. And it gets further back than just the guys here at the track. Our engine shop and fabrication shop who are committed just to build restrictor-plate bodies. It?s really exciting to see our chances unfold in front of us and to be third overall and come into the media center after a qualifying effort after a restrictor-plate track, this is new for my 10 years. I?m savoring the moment. It?s neat. We have our work cut out for us tomorrow. That?s what it?s all about; being in the position and so far we?ve had a great run with our Miller Lite Dodge.?
BRAD KESELOWSKI (NO. 12 Penske Racing Dodge Charger) Qualified 11th
HOW IS YOUR CAR HEADING INTO TOMORROW? ?Our Dodge Charger is pretty good. This race is the great equalizer. I feel like we are all pretty equal. You're gonna have to make the right moves in the draft and put yourself in the right position. I think we'll have a shot at a win tomorrow."
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/OLD SPICE CHEVROLET:
WHEN YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR A DRAFTING PARTNER, IS IT MORE ABOUT HOW THE GUY DRIVES OR HOW HIS CAR CUTS THROUGH THE AIR? HOW DO YOU GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS OF FIGURING? "It's both. It's both. It can be the best driver out there but if his car is not fast, you've got to pick somebody who is quick. But you can have the fastest guy out there but if he's somebody that you're nervous around, you might choose somebody else. So it's an evaluation that you go through the whole course of the race. You don't really make that decision necessarily before the race starts as much as you watch what guys are doing during the race and kind of evaluate it as you go."
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE?S CHEVROLET
YOU HAVE A SIX POINT LEAD IN POINTS HEADING INTO TALLADEGA, YOU HAVE SAID ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS YEAR THAT THIS IS A ?WILD CARD?, YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE RACE ON SUNDAY: ?It definitely is the wild card. There is a lot of risk at every track we go to but at this, we?ve all been here enough to see it, there really is no safe place to be on the track. It seems like you can prolong your opportunity to crash until later in the event which is a strategy we?ve played over the years. But at the end, when everyone is still trying to get the best finish they can, it?s just full chaos at that point. I think coming to the checkered last year, Mark (Martin) and I were nose to tail, obviously in a tight points battle, the crash collected him and fortunately it didn?t collect us and we went on. So, with all that being said, we are excited to be here. I really, really do enjoy racing at this race track. I had a blast here in the spring, when you come back at the end of the year and the points are on the line, it is a more stressful event. If we come out of here close to the No. 29 (Kevin Harvick) and the No. 11 (Denny Hamlin), I know we have a great chance to race in from there. If things go our way and we have a gap or something at that point, then we just have to be smart in the final three races and race accordingly. So, we?ll know a lot more Sunday afternoon. We?ll all have a better understanding of how the final three races will go. We?ll just do our best until then and try to stay out of trouble.?
Source: http://the-auto-racing-journal.blogspot.com/2010/10/talladega-quotes.html
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