Buddy Rice
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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
reason take-me happens
Things happen for a reason. We'll see where life takes me from here.
car kitten wells
When the car's going well, I purr like a kitten.
You have to take everything as it comes.
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.
people focus important
I'm not promoting myself as the next great American driver, as some people are describing me. If that's what people want to call me, fine. But I've got more important things to focus on.
short territory top
It was short but he got to do what he wanted to do and he made it to the top level. That's a part of our job. It just comes with the territory and its just how its going to be.
adjusting altitude car change effect fun great help high honda job luck nice peak power thin track
Pikes Peak is a nice track and it is a lot of fun to drive. The high altitude does have an effect on the power of the engine, but Honda does a great job of adjusting to the thin air. We have some new things on the car that I think will help make us more competitive. I'd like to see our luck change at Pikes Peak.
contender daily few form frustrated happier last luck months ready return run season tough
I was never happier to see a season end than I was last year. I was really frustrated by the tough run of luck we had last season, but a few months away from the daily grind, and I am ready to go. I feel like we can return to the form that made us a championship contender in 2004.
facility fine time
It's been a long time coming, but now we have a fine facility for first responders.
direction dominant everybody knows needs question switch whether
It needs to happen. Even if we are the dominant one right now, it can switch back in any direction. We'll never get back to the way we were as long as there's a split. If there's two series, we'll never get back to that. Everybody knows that. It's just (a question of) whether they'll do it or not.
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.
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.
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.