Greg Zipadelli
Greg Zipadelli
Greg Zipadelliis an American crew chief in NASCAR. He is currently the competition director at Stewart-Haas Racing. Zipadelli is most notable for being the crew chief of the #20 car for Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Tony Stewart and Joey Logano from 1999 to 2011. He has won 34 races and two championships in 2002 and 2005 as a crew chief. He and his wife, Nanette, have three children...
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Date of Birth21 April 1967
whatever worked wrapped
I've always just kind of worked on my stuff, whatever I was doing at the time, and just been wrapped up in that.
bottom line needed
The bottom line is that we're here because we did what we needed to do.
came consistent stay took warned
That's what they saw, and we took our lumps, came in and went back out. I mean, it is what it is. They warned us, they did it to other people, so it's not a big deal. As long as they stay consistent and keep doing it that way, I'm all right with it.
good
As good as we've been in the past, we've never been as good as this.
anywhere chins complacent everybody good near
As good as we've been in the past, we've never been anywhere near this. But we need to keep our chins up and not get complacent just because everything is going so well. We know everybody is gunning for us.
We did it with a whole lot more fun. And I think that (speaks) a lot to Tony's maturity.
attention carry early focused good hopefully last momentum pay win
We didn't win as early as we should have last year. But this year, everybody's doing a good job, is focused on the little things we need to pay attention to, and hopefully we can carry this momentum through the end of the year.
deal good gordon jeff pressure situation supposed works
The pressure isn't on those kids, and that makes a difference. When you've got the pressure of expectations, it works on you. Working for Jeff Gordon is like a no-win situation - if you do good, well, you're supposed to do good with Jeff Gordon, and if you don't, well then it's your fault. And our deal is the same way.
hope
I hope not. I just want to go out and do it.
guys owe win
I owe it to those guys to win the championship.
dog
I'm 39 years old, but in dog years I'm really 55 or 60,
fired focused hope seen seven smoke
This is like a fantasy. I hope it lasts. Smoke has been just fired up. I haven't seen him this focused in the seven years I've been around him.
capable enjoy enjoying himself realize relaxed seen seven time
It's the most relaxed I've ever seen him in seven years. It's the first time in seven years I've seen him that he can enjoy himself and realize what he's capable of and enjoying his accomplishments.
easy guard ourselves pressure sit slip
It's real easy to say, 'Hey, we're in this thing. We're OK. We've got to keep the intensity, the pressure on ourselves to perform, not slip up, not sit back and let your guard down.