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BUDWEISER RACING: Post-Race Quotes
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the #8 Budweiser team finished fifth in Saturday night's Dodge Charger 500 at Darlington Raceway. It is Dale Jr.'s fourth top-five of the season and second in a row, and it moves him up one spot to fifth in the Nextel Cup point standings. Full race report to follow.
DALE EARNHARDT JR. -- “The team did great job today, gave me great pit stops. The adjustments they made were good all night. Anytime I can come in here and get a top-10 I’m pretty happy. A top-five is almost like a win, so I’m pretty excited.”
On the momentum after last week’s win carrying over to this week:
“Yeah, I’m real happy to see us put a couple of good runs there together like we just did. It pads our points on some of the guys behind us. I really don’t worry about who’s in front, or whether we’re catching them or not. I just kind of watch the guys behind us and whether they’re coming. It’s sort of been my style. Maybe we can keep it up and make the Chase. I think we have a great team right now.”
On fighting the flu bug this weekend, and how it affected him tonight:
“I was sick when I got here (on Friday). I’ve kind of been fighting the flu. Went to the infield care center on Friday, and they helped me out a little bit. During the race I was shouting into the mic, and it kind of tore my voice up a little bit. I had a good car. I felt alright, good enough to drive the car.”
Did you ever consider getting out of the car?
“Nah, I was going to be able to finish the race. I told them to maybe have someone on standby just in case, but I wasn’t planning on getting out. Just screaming over the motor really tore my voice up. I don’t know whether they could hear me or not. It’s a tough race, man. I’m tired. Whether you’re sick or not, you’re going to be tired.”
Thanks to Jade Gurss and Mike Davis from fingerprint inc. for sending the race reports and updates.
fingerprint inc. -
-- Anheuser-Busch NASCAR Publicity
-- Dale Earnhardt Jr. / No. 8 Budweiser team
blogs and info: www.fingerprintonline.com
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