Dale Jr
Dale Jr
Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr., known professionally as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jr., or just Junior, is an American professional stock car racing driver and champion team owner. He is the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Sr. He is also the grandson of both NASCAR driver Ralph Earnhardt and stock car fabricator Robert Gee, the brother of Kelley Earnhardt-Miller, the half-brother of former driver Kerry Earnhardt, the uncle of driver Jeffrey Earnhardt, the stepson of Teresa Earnhardt, and...
aspect best builds chiefs comfort cousin crew easier expect family good great last optimistic race though uncertain whereas year
I was pretty optimistic last year going into the season. The only thing different this year is I have my cousin working with me again. So, there is that comfort aspect and familiarity. It is easier to know what to expect this year, whereas last year, we were optimistic but uncertain about how well we were going to do. He (Tony) is really good at what he does. We are family and just communicate well, even though we don't always get that right either. For the most part, he is one of the best crew chiefs in the garage. He builds a great race car.
start third
I think we're all right. I think we're going to start third and fifth. I don't know; the 38's on the pole, right?
chase seven six three top wins
I think we're going to come into the Chase being top three in the points. We'll have six or seven wins this season, if not more.
races seven six three top win
We are going to win six or seven races and be in the top three in the Chase. If we don't win the championship, it won't be by much.
fighting race work
We had enough race car, just not enough time. We started off tight, and we've been fighting it in our practices. We still have some work to do on it.
fought last outside push
We fought a push all day. Even on that last lap, I went to the outside of the 38 (Elliott Sadler), got a real big push and had to back up.
front run
We'll find something else to run into each other with if it ain't the front bumper.
car drafting driver good guys help knows race run
We were just out there drafting together. He's a good teammate. Some guys have their own agenda. But when you put him in the car, he knows how good a race car driver he is. He doesn't have anything to prove. If you give him a good car, he's going to run good. He's out there to help us and we're going to help him.
experience last learn learned maybe mentally mistakes needed season year
You learn more from your mistakes than you do from your success, and last year I learned a lot. That was an unfortunate season but maybe I needed to experience it to get back mentally to where I need to be.
concerned good run test
We didn't run as good as we wanted to in the test at Vegas, so I'm a little concerned there.
carry confidence drivers easier hard matter nice rookie setup somewhere track win
It has always had a nice kind of grip, which makes it easier for rookie drivers to come in and get comfortable, but the setup is still hard to find. I think when you win somewhere you always carry that confidence into that track no matter what happens.
guys happy top
It's been a long week. We're just happy to come out of here (without wrecking). A lot of guys weren't so fortunate. We're happy with a top 10.
behind figure flip guy hard needed switch talent
It's pretty hard to figure out what is going on with that team, especially with the talent behind the wheel. He's just always been the one guy who could flip a switch and get going when he needed to.
everybody front headed knows lane leading victory
I'm not going to tell you, but I think everybody knows where we are headed and what we are going to do. I think it should get us back in Victory Lane a lot more often and at least up front leading laps.