Steve Letarte
Steve Letarte
Steve Letarteis a former NASCAR crew chief. Born in Cornish, Maine, he is currently employed at NBC Sports as a color analyst on their telecasts for NASCAR. He left Hendrick Motorsports following the 2014 season after 20 years with the team. From September 2005-November 2010 he was Jeff Gordon's crew chief after taking over the No. 24 Chevrolet from Robbie Loomis. From February 2011-November 2014 he was Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s crew chief...
affects attacked bothered came final good knows people practice preparing speed sure three
I am sure it affects people, but that was not our goal. I'm sure there's people that are bothered by it, but we've been preparing for three months. We attacked it like (Friday) was going to be our final practice and he had a good run. He came in and said he had a lot of speed and he knows best.
either
There's no way to practice. You're either doing it, or you're not.
paying
All I did was work. And it's paying off for me now.
group hope
I think it's a group effort. I hope that will show on Sunday.
goal invested jeff last money people phenomenal races responsibility support talent time win
My responsibility is to all of the people who have invested money and time into this team. Jeff is a phenomenal talent and there's so much support here at Hendrick that I don't feel it's only on my shoulders. I think in the last 10 races of 2005 we showed glimmers of where we need to be. If we didn't set a goal to win a championship I'd be disappointed.
changes excited far personnel pumping
As far as pumping up the team, we reorganized a little personnel on the team. I'm excited with the changes we've made.
fix gordon great jeff work
You know with Jeff Gordon what you need to fix. You don't know how to fix it that's what we're all going to work for but when you do fix it, it'll be a great thing.
hour last months ready shame spent three
We've spent the last three months getting ready for this race. If one more hour makes that much of a difference, then shame on us.