Larry Dixon
Larry Dixon
capable catch plenty point races six talking time
So I got what I wanted. With six races left, if we've got a capable car, we've got plenty of time to catch up. If we don't have the car, there isn't much point talking about it.
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.
close next races rookie sit trophies win won year
The Shootout trophies sit right next to my championship trophies, ... My rookie year, I think the only thing we didn't do was win the championship. We won all the big races that year, Gainesville, Englishtown and Indy, and then to close out the year with a win in the Shootout made for a storybook season.
bad car picked round
When (Schumacher) had his hiccup, I thought that would be their only bad round of the weekend. Our car picked up (speed) every round.
cars front great lose merits moves saying sight stumble wait
I was saying that in April, 'Don't lose sight of them,' ... The cars that are in front of us are great cars. For them to stumble, they're not going to do it to many times. If we don't make moves on our merits ... we can't really wait on them to stumble because those are cars that don't stumble,
good great guy happy light paint picture team win
We made another good run, but we didn't get the win light that round. I'm not the guy to paint a happy picture at this point. We've got a great team and a great car, now we just have to get it done.
glad win
I'm so glad he was able to see me win this.
chance further highest hoping led move peaked towards
I think that '01 was different because we led and then were behind, and in 2002 and '03, I don't think we didn't lead. This year, the highest we've been (in the standings) is third. From my standpoint, you're hoping that you haven't peaked and that you'll peak towards the end of the season, and we'll have to if we're going to have any chance to move up further in the standings.
crew good hope improve learned next race weekend weeks
I feel good about going into the next race this weekend at Phoenix. I think Donnie (Bender), being a new crew chief, has learned some things to do and not to do. We hope to improve upon what we did at Pomona (Calif.) two weeks ago.
definitely forward positive
From where we were 15 or 20 years ago, our sport has progressed tremendously and it's definitely going forward in a positive direction.
capable few fuel quite teams top winning
I don't think I've ever raced in Top Fuel when it hasn't been competitive. There are quite a few teams capable of winning the championship.
deal middle points
I think it's a little different when you're in the middle of the points deal for the championship going into Pomona with everything going on,
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,
came car good nice running solid took win
When you're the first pair, you know you're running a car that can run just as good or better than you, so you don't know what to expect. We came out and made a nice solid run and took the win light.