Jim Hunter
Jim Hunter
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There is a conflict, to be honest about it. It's a fine line, and everybody has an opinion. People call Nascar the 'moral police' or 'the fun police,' but we have to do what we think is right and move on.
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Oh, we call all tell stories about Bill. He wasn't ornery, but he was a musician.
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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.
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We don't want a driver to provide a spark that might make a situation worse. Busch did come to the officials and was reasonably in control of himself.
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It was very disappointing to NASCAR and the entire industry that drivers did not show up for various awards. It shows a lack of respect for the history and tradition of the sport.
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People tend to minimize a Category 1. They need to know this is a different kind of Category 1,
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The song man: that was his name. He knew a lot of songs.
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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.
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The amount of money teams were spending on shock absorbers and development of them was the reason we went in the direction we did with the rule,
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From all indications I think Goodyear has a tire that is going to work. As bad as it was a year ago, I think it has the potential to be that good this year.
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I don't think where a driver is from, to our fans, really matters. You're always going to have a favorite son, so to speak. But I think Jeff Gordon has fans in every state.