Dale Jr. Quotes for the MBNA 400
"If last year is any indication, this is just what we needed. We were really strong at Atlanta last year. I was happy that Kevin (Harvick) got his first win at this race, but if we didn't have that cut tire, I think you would have seen the red Bud car in the victory circle instead. We were really strong, and then we came back in the fall and sat on the pole. It'd be great to get another Bud Pole pretty quick so we can make sure we're in the Budweiser Shootout, but most importantly, we need to start seeing some top-fives and top-10 finishes if we're going to have any chance at all of contending for a top points finish this year."
Dale Jr. and the No. 8 Bud Team at Atlanta
Winston Cup Starts: 5th
Best Start: 1st (Fall, 2001)
Best Finish: 7th (Fall, 2001)
This Race, Last Year: St: 17th
Fin: 15th
The Bud team has been in position to win the last two races at Atlanta, dominating the fall race last year, leading 170 laps before Dale Jr. was hampered by debris that lodged in his left eye. At this event last year, Dale Jr. was among the five cars dicing for the victory with five laps to go (setting the second-fastest lap of the race along the way) when debris caused a cut right front tire and dropping the team to a 15th place finish.
What:
MBNA 400
267 Laps, 400 miles
1.54-mile oval
Race #4 of 36
Where:
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, GA
When:
Sunday, March 10
1:00 pm
Watch:
Fox
Pre-race: 12:30 pm
(All Times: Eastern)
You can also listen to the race live on the Performance Racing
Network (PRN) on a radio station near you.
Bud Pole Qualifying:
Live coverage of Friday's Bud Pole qualifying session can be seen on the Fox Sports Network at 3:00 pm.
What to Watch:
Dale Jr. seems to reserve his best performances for the tracks that are wickedly fast - and Atlanta is the fastest and most wicked of all. He won the Bud Pole at the most recent Atlanta race and was within a cut tire of a top-three finish at this race last year.
Thanks to Jade for this Budweiser Race Report!
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