Chip Ganassi
Chip Ganassi
Floyd "Chip" Ganassi, Jris a former American racing driver, current team owner and member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. He has been involved with the North American auto racing scene for over 30 years and is considered one of the most successful as well as innovative owners ever. He is the only team owner in history to have won the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400, the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the 12 Hours of...
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One mistake I've made in this business was passing on Dan in an early time in his career,
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One mistake I've made in this business was passing on Dan at an early time in his career, ... Obviously, he has the history, has shown he can adapt very quickly to this formula of racing, and is very comfortable racing at the front. I think it's going to be a great team.
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It's been a long time since we had two champions on this team, and I think it's something the team sorely needs, ... The addition of Dan gives us a good one-two punch. I'm more comfortable working with guys who know how to win.
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Coo Coo was a husband, a father and a mentor in many ways. I saw a lot of Sterling in Coo Coo. He was certainly a vanishing breed but certainly not a breed you'll ever forget about.
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It does reward you, in the fact that you've struggled so much. You get back on top and remember what it feels like.
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Casey is a driver and a person that we think a lot of and have a lot of faith in.
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I don't know exactly what their deal is, but I can tell you if they make up their mind to do well at it, they will. In series past ... Once they win (something) they lose a little bit of interest, but they're hard at it trying to win that first one (title). ... They have a great management organization, and while they might not have as deep a level as Ford or General Motors, they've been one of the top carmakers in the world ... We're fortunate to have them, we're fortunate to have their dollars invested in our (type) of racing.
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Everybody has to do what they feel is right for their own career. It may seem askew to some people who aren't in the world of professional sports, but when you're in it every day those kind of things happen.,
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I told him if he wins the Daytona 500, we'd have to get him a car for Indy.
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With none of our cars in it, it disappoints me greatly. ... As a competitor, I'm hugely disappointed. As a car owner, you can see how good things could be.
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Way separate situations, ... I stand by all my guys.
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We're really excited to have such an experienced and talented road course racer added to our team for the Sonoma and Watkins Glen races, ... He was the best driver available to us and we couldn't be happier that his schedule allowed him to be able to participate in both races. Along with Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe, we expect the Target Team to be the team to beat out there for these two road course races. We had a strong showing at the first street race in St. Petersburg. We're hoping the addition of Giorgio will help us turn the corner in that department and get to victory lane.
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It didn't make me happy by any sense, but the fact of the matter is if we were doing a better job, if we were winning races, it probably wouldn't have happened.
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There are no talks at this time, but there could be if someone came to me with a solution. I need a solution, not a pile of money. I need a driver to replace Jamie.