Jim Hunter
Jim Hunter
affecting affects cars drive fans fuel price
The price of fuel right now is affecting us just like it affects every other American, ... It affects our teams, fans and all of us who drive cars to and from work.
certainly listen tony
When Tony speaks, we're certainly going to listen to him.
add looked sloppy three
When you add up the three different things, it looked like it wasn't just sloppy work.
precaution
We want to be safe. It's more of a precaution than anything else.
adds bet books call casual creative fans favorite gotten interest others percent sports team
About 40 percent of our fans are what you would call avid. Others are more casual with some interest. But a lot of them want to place a bet on their favorite team or driver. We think it adds interest and the sports books have gotten very creative in the wagers they offer.
far ticket traffic
It's a traffic ticket as far as we know.
cars daytona happen instead less research safe scientific shade solution sure whatever
It's become a problem. We know it's a problem. Any solution that we look for, we have to make sure we don't make the cars less safe instead of more safe. That's the No. 1 thing ... We've got to make sure that whatever we do to cars that it's scientific and not shade tree. We've thought about this before. I think we'll ratchet up the research and get a lot more input, but I don't think it will happen before the Daytona 500.
cars date less safe solution sure
It's become a problem, and we know it's a problem, but any solution we come up with to date we have to make sure we don't make the cars any less safe than more safe.
obviously
It's pretty complicated, but it was also obviously designed. It wasn't a mistake.
coming likely penalties three trunk violations
There were three violations in the trunk area, and there will likely be penalties coming out.
affecting budgets comments course everybody gas hurting last managers normal november seen teams works
It's affecting us and the teams like everybody else in America. It's hurting us in the pocketbook. Everybody works off a budget. I've seen comments from team managers who said they're way over budget. When they were making their budgets last November for this season, who would have thought that gas would be $3 a gallon? It's pretty significant considering how much gas we use in our normal course of business.
black doubt
It's a black eye. There's no doubt about that.
clearly final meetings mike planning prior sort sunday understand
With what Mike is planning to do at the drivers' meetings on Saturday, prior to the Busch race, and on Sunday is going to sort of give our guys, I don't want to say a final warning, but I think they'll clearly understand that we're going to do what we need to,
among bull forward horns tried work
We've tried to let them work out their differences among themselves. It hasn't worked. We're going to take the bull by the horns and go forward with this.