Larry Dixon
Larry Dixon
against beat behind dominated draft good schumacher team time tried win
It's especially good to win against the Schumacher team that has dominated here this decade. Any time you can beat him it's great. I even tried to beat him to the turnoff. I told him the other day I was going to get behind him and draft just to get a better qualifying time.
basically cut next number points shot three
We're basically 80 points out of first place and after these next three races, if we're to have a shot at the title, we need to cut that number in half,
capable car good indy less points winning
We're less than 100 points out of first place going into Indy and that's where we're at right now. If we're a car that's capable of winning the championship, than we're in pretty good shape.
car consistency couple engine past performance pick worked
The same things we've done the past couple of seasons. We've worked on the engine and clutch. We'll try and pick up the performance and consistency of the car and go back out there.
advantage daughter family missing says son steps takes words
The advantage is I have my family with me all the time. When your daughter takes her first steps or says her first words and your son is going through potty training, I'm not missing any of those things.
came goals growing kid living opportunity race
I don't think I ever set my goals that high. As a kid growing up I just wanted an opportunity to race and to be able to make a living doing it. It just came together.
absorb career greatest happened races won
You just try to absorb as much as you can from someone who has won as many races and championships as he has. Career wise, he's been the greatest thing that's happened to me.
everybody goes hard keeping prepared rounds team time towards wins works
The championship always goes to the team that wins the most rounds and is the most prepared. I think everybody on our team works hard towards keeping that goal. Time will tell if we're prepared or not.
both cared competing except fighting ninth nobody sponsored
Because we're sponsored by competing breweries there is always competition. When we were both fighting for ninth or 10th place, nobody really cared except the two companies.
funny sounds
I never thought I'd live this long. It sounds funny because I still think of myself as a kid.
entire factors known mechanical next quit seen teams win
You don't have to find out what someone's mechanical abilities are. All those factors are already a known commodity. I've seen teams win championships and have their entire team quit the next day because they weren't happy.
against rate rest time worry
Time will tell how you rate against the rest of the competition. I'll let everyone else worry about championships. I'm going to worry about qualifying at Pomona.
category driving kid married obviously top
When you've been driving in the top category for 10 years, you're obviously not a kid any more. You know, I'm married now and I've got two kids. That let's you know you're getting older.
exactly people
If two people were exactly alike, one of them would be unnecessary.