Jim Hunter
Jim Hunter
himself officials
he told our officials what he was going to do and he conducted himself in a professional manner.
coming likely penalties three trunk violations
There were three violations in the trunk area, and there will likely be penalties coming out.
knew song
The song man: that was his name. He knew a lot of songs.
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About 40 percent of our fans are what you would call avid. Others are more casual with some interest. But a lot of them want to place a bet on their favorite team or driver. We think it adds interest and the sports books have gotten very creative in the wagers they offer.
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Oh, we call all tell stories about Bill. He wasn't ornery, but he was a musician.
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It was just the fact that ours (fuel use) was so visible; our cars used gas. If you took a typical NFL weekend, with planes criss-crossing the country with teams, one team would use as much or more fuel back and forth across the country than we would in 10 races or so.
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It's affecting us and the teams like everybody else in America. It's hurting us in the pocketbook. Everybody works off a budget. I've seen comments from team managers who said they're way over budget. When they were making their budgets last November for this season, who would have thought that gas would be $3 a gallon? It's pretty significant considering how much gas we use in our normal course of business.
area several trunk violations
several violations in the trunk area of the car.
combined run safe
A new pavement, combined with a new tire, that shorter run is a safe way to do it.
congress nascar targeting waste
Back then, they (Congress) were targeting NASCAR as a waste of fuel,
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Nobody's asked about ties, quite frankly. We've said all along if they're in that top 10, whether it's in a position or in a tie for one of those top 10 positions, they earn a spot in the Chase.
contract involved longer
They are no longer involved in the contract negotiations,
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I think today's drivers are hesitant to get into a rivalry because they could be the bad guy. Look at Jimmie Johnson. There was a period of time here this year he was booed everywhere he went. No one likes to be booed. I don't care who you are.
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I am confident they will do a splendid job.