Paul Tracy
Paul Tracy
Paul Tracyis a Canadian former professional racing driver who competed in CART, the Champ Car World Series and the IndyCar Series. He is known by the nickname "the thrill from West Hill"...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth17 December 1968
cars speed
We just didn't have the speed the Newman-Haas cars have,
car changes data driving generally last quick reason three today
We've generally been pretty quick here but today for some reason we've been lost. It's a little frustrating. It doesn't feel like the same car I've been driving for the last three years. We're going to have to go over the data and see what changes we can make.
canada car champ happy love race road three totally
I am totally happy being in the Champ Car World Series, ... I get to race in Canada three times a year, which is very important to me and I just love to road race.
chart move record shooting tie time
I would really like to tie Little Al, that is something I am shooting for, ... Plus, any time I can move up the chart for another record is neat.
becomes crazy guys leading pushing
If we're leading and he's second, I don't think he'll try anything crazy to win, but if he becomes too conservative and other guys are pushing hard, anything can happen,
aware consistent easy either hate love people racer races remembered tough year
I don't go out and tell people what I have done in my career, ... I'm aware of how long I have been in the sport and how many races I have won, but it is nothing for me to show off about. People either love me or hate me. I just want to be remembered as a tough racer who has been consistent year in and year out for 15 years, which isn't easy to do.
best biggest cup drive feet full hopefully mark maybe open people question racing somewhere start type
I'd like to go Cup racing and Busch racing full time, but I've got to start somewhere and get my feet wet. The biggest question mark people have for me is, can I drive one of these cars? I'm doing one of each type of venue, hopefully try to do the best I can and maybe open up some doors.
atlanta both drive either engine hope hoping later planning race richard suit test tracks year
Richard is planning to do a 500-mile engine reliability test and I'd hope to do that for him. Then, we're hoping I can drive a race later this year at either Atlanta or Homestead, which are both tracks that should suit me pretty well.
behind bumped car coming cut inside taking tire
I was taking a look down the inside coming in behind Servia and I cut it too close. I bumped that tire of Mario's and it launched the car into the air.
car expect favor good great last nice places planning putting race returning run spectators takes took year
Last year, the race was pretty action-packed and I expect this year to be the same. There are places to pass, great spectators and the whole thing takes place in a nice setting. Last year, we had a good run but Sebastien took the win. I'm planning on returning the favor this year and putting the No. 3 car up front.
further motivates next obviously short stick year
Obviously we've had some run-ins this year and I've come out on the short end of the stick but that only motivates me further for next year,
behind five races start
I'm a long way behind and, with only five races left, I have to start winning.
afford capitalize either front seems team time
We need to be in front of him to capitalize on it. It seems that every time either myself or someone from another team seem to give it to him. We can't afford to do that any more.
anywhere bat car couple easy good great ground guys laps looked passes section
We had a great car and I was able to make passes pretty much anywhere around the track. I got a couple guys right off the bat but the car was so good that I was able to make up ground through the infield section as well as the oval. I was making easy laps and it looked good.