Jim Hunter
Jim Hunter
anybody ends races shot tied top
Anybody that races in that first 26 and ends up tied in one of those top 10 positions, they get a shot at it.
combined run safe
A new pavement, combined with a new tire, that shorter run is a safe way to do it.
best cars decide equal innovative served strategy teams
We want the drivers, the crews and the strategy to decide a race, not some little innovative deal. We want the cars to be as equal as can be and let the best teams win. That has served the sport pretty well to date.
whatever
We'd do whatever we could, and I don't think we'd be boneheaded about it. I'm not intimating that they're boneheaded, because I don't know the circumstances.
whatever
We'd do whatever we could, and I don't think we'd be boneheaded about it, ... I'm not intimating that they're boneheaded, because I don't know the circumstances.
clearly final meetings mike planning prior sort sunday understand
With what Mike is planning to do at the drivers' meetings on Saturday, prior to the Busch race, and on Sunday is going to sort of give our guys, I don't want to say a final warning, but I think they'll clearly understand that we're going to do what we need to,
magic nascar racing
Part of the magic of NASCAR and NASCAR racing is the accessibility.
daytona happen research scientific shade sure whatever
We have to make sure whatever we do to the cars, that it's scientific and not shade tree. We've thought about this before. I think we'll ratchet up the research and get a lot more input, but I don't think that will happen before the Daytona 500.
cars daytona happen input research scientific shade sure whatever
We have to make sure that whatever we do to the cars that it is scientific and not shade tree. We have thought about this before I think we will wrench up the research and get a lot more input but I don't think it will happen before the Daytona 500.
himself officials
he told our officials what he was going to do and he conducted himself in a professional manner.
ahead delighted finally firm local work
I'm delighted the work is finally going ahead and a local firm is to do it,
efforts publicity relief
in getting relief efforts to where they are needed, than in any publicity program.
based cutting himself opinion people present talking took until
I don't think they present things the way Dale did. Dale had a way of cutting through all the stuff. He wouldn't tell them something until he had all the facts. It wouldn't be just his opinion. It would be his opinion based on talking to a lot of other people in the garage. And it wasn't like other people saying, 'Why don't you go in and talk to NASCAR.' Dale took it on himself to do that.
obviously
It's pretty complicated, but it was also obviously designed. It wasn't a mistake.