Buddy Rice
Buddy Rice
Buddy Riceis an American racecar driver. He is best known for winning the 2004 Indianapolis 500 while driving for Rahal Letterman Racing, and the 2009 24 Hours of Daytona for Brumos Racing...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth31 January 1976
CountryUnited States of America
becoming car guy race
That guy put everything he had into becoming a race car driver.
circumstance despite race racing ready
Racing is what we do. So, despite the unfortunate circumstances, we have to be ready to race this weekend.
winning race car
It's pretty cool to be able to hang out with the President and have the race-winning car on the South Lawn.
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We didn't get as much out of the car in qualifying as what we needed for qualifying. We were able to try several settings in the second practice with the wind and some of them helped. We want to be prepared for any kind of conditions in the race. Last year, we had some trouble early, but that was a freak deal. This year is a whole another year. Now we'll be ready for the race. We were able to run some race setup in practice with full tanks. I was pleased with the car in that configuration. We just couldn't get the speed for qualifying. Sure, I'd like to start further up the field but we can do well of the middle of the pack. The race is much different than qualifying.
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It feels good to be back on a road circuit. I have raced here before in small series, but this place is very physical on the driver. We worked well in the morning and learned quite a number of things. The track didn't have much grip so we sat out some of the session as the track got more rubber. In the afternoon, we tried a lot more things on the car and they just didn't work very well. So we'll go back to what we used in the morning. I think we all got a little excited to road race again. I know I was over driving the car too much at times. We haven't had a road racing event since April at St. Pete and we all enjoy this kind of driving. I feel we learned a lot today and should be much better on Saturday.
becoming car fulfilled guy heart race top
Well, I think he had a lot of heart. That guy put everything he had into becoming a race car driver. At least he went out on the top step, where he wanted to be at, in the top level. So he fulfilled his dream, everything he wanted.
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The car was flat out all the way around, and that is all it had. It definitely helps that we tested here last week and the team was able to pick up some additional information. I think we have a good racecar, too. This is a trick track, and the race is always crowded and busy throughout the 200 laps. We haven't had the best luck this year, but the Sonoma race was a confidence builder for the No. 15 Argent Mortgage/Pioneer team.
direction dominant everybody knows needs question switch whether
It needs to happen. Even if we are the dominant one right now, it can switch back in any direction. We'll never get back to the way we were as long as there's a split. If there's two series, we'll never get back to that. Everybody knows that. It's just (a question of) whether they'll do it or not.
learning might night pack steep
She'll never see a pack tighter than what she'll see here. And it's at night, so it might be a little different. There's a steep learning curve.
We all know what we're doing when we go out there.
american-celebrity until
I don't think you'll understand the true repercussions of what the 500 does for you until years down the road.
american-celebrity comedy hardly
Between us and the writers, it was comedy hour the whole time. We could hardly get through it.
It's always a little different, racing on your hometown track. It makes it more special.
hard man shaking
It's hard to put into words, shaking hands with the most powerful man in the world.