Buddy Rice
Buddy Rice
Buddy Riceis an American racecar driver. He is best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Rahal Letterman Racing, and the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona for Brumos Racing...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth31 January 1976
CountryUnited States of America
american-celebrity comedy hardly
Between us and the writers, it was comedy hour the whole time. We could hardly get through it.
american-celebrity until
I don't think you'll understand the true repercussions of what the 500 does for you until years down the road.
car conditions field freak full further last middle needed pleased practice prepared race ready run second settings setup several speed start trouble wind year
We didn't get as much out of the car in qualifying as what we needed for qualifying. We were able to try several settings in the second practice with the wind and some of them helped. We want to be prepared for any kind of conditions in the race. Last year, we had some trouble early, but that was a freak deal. This year is a whole another year. Now we'll be ready for the race. We were able to run some race setup in practice with full tanks. I was pleased with the car in that configuration. We just couldn't get the speed for qualifying. Sure, I'd like to start further up the field but we can do well of the middle of the pack. The race is much different than qualifying.
country needs talent
There's a ton of talent in this country. Some just need to be given a shot.
opportunity
You have to take the hits as they come and you have to take the opportunities.
jobs weekend years
No matter if I have a job for one weekend or for the next year, or three years, I'm going to drive the same way. That's the way I am. I'm going to give it everything I have.
past giving people
In the past, people said I wasn't focused and didn't give it the time. That's a bunch of crap. I'm not doing anything different now than I did before.
reason take-me happens
Things happen for a reason. We'll see where life takes me from here.
winning race car
It's pretty cool to be able to hang out with the President and have the race-winning car on the South Lawn.
home work-out four
I've always loved old hot rods. I have four or five of them at home that I work on when I'm not working out.
radar
I've always been under the radar.
running exercise engineering
Mile tracks put more emphasis on the driver. On the longer tracks, you can drive flat out all the way around, so it's more of an engineering exercise. On a mile, you can't run flat out. You're constantly in traffic, there's more driver involvement.
car kitten wells
When the car's going well, I purr like a kitten.
track racing special
Its always a little different, racing on your hometown track. It makes it more special.