Tony Raines
Tony Raines
Floyd Anthony "Tony" Rainesis an American stock car racing driver. He is a former National Touring Series champion in the now defunct American Speed Association and 1999 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth14 April 1964
affecting aggressive chase checked driving front intention jamie less outcome struggling thinking
I don't know what Jamie was thinking or doing. He was driving kind of aggressive all night. I think I had less to do with affecting the outcome of the Chase than he did. We'd been struggling with the brakes, and he checked up in front of me. I had no intention of wrecking him.
jamie thinking
I don't know what Jamie was thinking or doing,
goal owners win
Our goal is to win races, be fast, and try to win that owners championship,
built emotions full last momentum ruled running sure
Sure it's disappointing not to be running the full schedule, especially after the momentum we built at the end of last year. But you can't be ruled by emotion, or you'll find yourself out of this sport in a hurry.
anxious step sundays sweating
Fridays and Saturdays haven't been too bad, but Sundays have been real tough. I've been here every step of the way. I'm getting ready, I just haven't been sweating on Sundays so I am anxious to get going.
fingers guys keeping opportunity time
I don't know anything officially, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. It's an opportunity of a lifetime. I think these are the right guys at the right time for me.
finish finishing five points position secondary top wherever
My finishing position in the points is secondary this season. Finishing in the top five in the owner's points is the most important thing. Wherever I finish in the points is just a bonus.
building everybody father figure slow terry
I was there at all the races. Terry just kind of was, you know, like a father figure there. He just kind of got everybody kind of going the right direction. It was a slow building of momentum.
few qualify race sunday
I have a few jitters about doing well here in Texas. We wanted to qualify well, but if we race well on Sunday all will be forgotten.
car drove handle race run seemed tough
It was a tough day. We started off OK, but it seemed like we could never get the car to handle the way we wanted it to. I probably drove more defensively then I should have, but that's what I wanted to do this first race run the race and finish.
build finish habit main prettiest racing start
That was our main goal. You've got to finish first, and we need to get in the habit of that before we can start racing well and getting up in the points. It's not the prettiest 21st, but we'll take it and build on it to Texas.
lines maybe possibly run top win
I'd really like to run top 10, and I think maybe we can do that. It's just how soon, I don't know. I think if everything lines up right, you could possibly win a race.
added definitely excited good past pressure race rest season
Once I get past Texas, the rest of the season will be a breeze. Everybody's pretty excited to race here, but there's definitely some anxiety, some added pressure to succeed. You've got the fans, the sponsors, they all want a good show.
early knowing race ran
Knowing how we ran early in the race and how I think we could have run, I was disappointed. But at the same time, I went there knowing I was going to race for a finish. I didn't race anybody.