“It's pretty windy out there, so it's not as fast as it was yesterday. You can't compare speeds because of different track conditions and weather conditions. It's good to see we can be the fastest under these conditions this week. It makes us feel like we've got a top ten car.”
“Everybody is complaining about the right front [tire]. It's hard to really get the car freed up enough. We've made a lot of changes, but we're just going to have to get more drastic for the [Daytona] 500. ... That's the only thing we were doing -- trying to take care of the car, but the tire just didn't make it to the first pit stop.”
“As our new sponsor, Checkers/Rally's has been fantastic, ... It's great to be able to take our relationship to a new level with a football tie-in. This is a very relevant program for our fans.”
“It was good for us, ... We wanted to actually scuff our tires yesterday but didn't get a chance too. So, the first lap we really slid around a lot and it finally started coming in on our second lap. That's when we picked up a lot. I am really happy with that.”
“I think with the way these cars are so aero-dependent, if you can catch the guy in front of you and get up beside him, he's going to have to check up and you're going to end up being side-by-side with him,”
“As our new sponsor, Checkers/Rally's has been fantastic. It's great to be able to take our relationship to a new level with a football tie-in. This is a very relevant program for our fans.”
“It was good for us. We wanted to actually scuff our tires yesterday but didn't get a chance too. So, the first lap we really slid around a lot and it finally started coming in on our second lap. That's when we picked up a lot. I am really happy with that.”
“Having an owner who has so much responsibility and authority over your team and your career and [to] have a proven winner and racer at heart is a perfect match. You've always got someone you can go to and ask technical questions. No matter what it is, he'll understand it and be able to shed some kind of light on it.”
“We feel pretty confident. We feel like we can be in the top 10 in qualifying. The good things about it is I think we've got a car that can qualify in the top 10 and draft well at the same time. That's important.”
