NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
TUMS FAST RELIEF 500
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
OCTOBER 26, 2012
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed practice, racing at Martinsville and other topics. Full transcript:
HOW DID PRACTICE GO? “I think we gained on it. At the beginning of the session we struggled a little bit, but I think the longer the session went, the better we got.”
IS THERE A SECRET TO RACING HERE AT MARTINSVILLE? “I don’t know there is a secret to it. At least, if there is, I haven’t found it yet. It’s just one that you have to get in a rhythm here. Getting in a rhythm is a really big deal at this race track.”
MORE SO THAN BRISTOL OR ANOTHER SHORT TRACK? “Yes, I think so, I definitely think so.”
WERE YOU SURPRISED THAT MATT BORLAND WANTED TO GET BACK TO BEING A CREW CHIEF? “No. He’s pretty much a company guy. He wants to do whatever is best for the company. That’s what Ryan wanted, so that’s what we made happen.”
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT A TIME WHEN YOU DROVE A RACE CAR WHEN YOU WERE REALLY BEAT UP? “If you can go down through this garage and can find one driver that hasn’t raced while they were hurt, I’d be surprised. Everybody has done it. This isn’t something new. I can recall thousands of them. There is a lot of times that it’s happened. It’s part of what we do.”
TALK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU TO HAVE YOUR USAC AND WOO GUYS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON. “I’m proud of Bobby East We fell a little short on the car owners side, but Bobby won the (2012 USAC) Silver Crown (Series) Championship. I think all Donny (Schatz) has to do is just qualify on Thursday for the (World of Outlaws) Finals at Charlotte and he wins the championship. We still have a (USAC) sprint car championship we are trying to win too. I’m really proud of our guys there. They have all fought really hard this year, just like everybody does. That’s one thing about all of our teams; there aren’t any of them that quit. Levi (Jones) had to end his year a little early because of a neck injury that he had to have surgery on. Steve’s (Kinser) been fighting through. Everybody has done a great job. I’m really proud of our guys.”
IS THE RACE HERE AT MARTINSVILLE AS LONG AS IT SEEMS? “It’s a long race here for sure. Especially if your car isn’t right, it seems like it takes forever. It is one that being a little bit off can cause a bad day just because of where you end up in the pack. This is a place, especially on starts and restarts, guys drive like idiots trying to get to the bottom, and it creates a lot of havoc. Guys are going to constantly do stupid stuff on restarts, and it’s going to cause problems because of that.”
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