Jim Hunter
Jim Hunter
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He was a real professional and one of the nicest, hardest-working public relations folks in racing. He was always working behind the scenes to gain more respectability and exposure.
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Whatever is best for them is going to be OK with us. Anytime you've got the commitment to a sponsorship that is as big a commitment as this is, we want to make sure they get everything they deserve. If they think a name change is in order, that's OK with us.
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The range is greater for sound than for sight.
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He knew that Indianapolis was there, and I think his vision was to build something different from Indianapolis, but that would attract that kind of crowd.
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We're going to do whatever we need to do, whether it's to park a guy for a week or park a guy for nine weeks. We're going to do whatever we need to do to prevent retaliation on the racetrack.
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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,
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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.
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We are in the middle of contract negotiations right now and we have nothing to announce at this time, ... But it is no secret that ABC/ESPN has expressed a strong interest in being a part of the television negotiations and we are continuing those talks.
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We know pundits are going to come up with various ways to dispute facts in every situation, ... However, we are proud to hold the No. 2 position on television.
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We are reviewing the points system, as we often do when there is talk about one driver having so big of a lead that it looks like the championship will be decided before the season is over.
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We have to make sure whatever we do to the 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 that will happen before the Daytona 500.
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We have to make sure that whatever we do to the cars that it is scientific and not shade tree. We have thought about this before I think we will wrench up the research and get a lot more input but I don't think it will happen before the Daytona 500.
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We're very serious about this. We've got to make sure everybody plays by the same rules.
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We just want to make sure we have a good, safe race. It's really more of a precaution than anything.