Ray Evernham
Ray Evernham
Ray Evernhamis an American consultant for Hendrick Companies, formerly an auto racing crew chief for Bill Davis Racing and Hendrick Motorsports, owner of his own team Evernham Motorsports from 2001–2010, and analyst for ESPN's NASCAR coverage. A three time Winston Cup Series Champion with driver Jeff Gordon, in 1999, Evernham won the NASCAR Winston Cup Illustrated “Person of the Year”...
again car exactly fast knew money problem
We knew we had to be exactly right on the money to do this. We had a car again that was fast enough, and we had a problem in the pits.
body missed
We've just missed it aerodynamically with the new body on this car,
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It's pretty stressful. I think last year we were even in a tighter spot. It was even tougher back then, ... Unfortunately your team is rated now on whether you make the Chase ... and everything you do all season long, no matter how good or bad you were, people are going to look back and see if you made that Chase.
concerned kids three
It's like having three kids and two of them are doing really well. You're more concerned about the one who isn't.
concerned figure kids three
It's like having three kids and two are doing well, but you're more concerned about the one who isn't. We've got to figure out why they're struggling.
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The biggest difference between an athlete like Michael Jordan or someone we always compare Jeff to is the fact that those guys can rely largely on their athletic ability. In our world, no matter how good your athletic ability or your driving ability, you still depend largely on whether you've got the car to get the job done.
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It just blows me away. For the honor to come from people who know the business means a lot more than anything else you'll ever get. This means a great deal to me.
behind choice either kick quit tough
It's a tough blow. It's a real kick in the pants, but the only choice is you either quit or go on. You don't want to quit, so you just have to put it behind you and go on.
agents point
It's a big issue, but as with any sport, that's what happens. What's enough? At some point you've got to say, 'It's enough. Here's what we're going to do; that's all we're going to do.' But then you have agents and you have all these people. They want more, more, more, more, more. You can only do so much.
ahead bit cars fight further program time
It'll set us back some, but we don't know yet how far. We've got to fight hard. I think we're probably a little bit further ahead with our program than Robby was at that time because we've got cars done, we've got things done.
brought car exactly fast gear kick knew money problem time
It's a real kick in the pants. We brought a car that was fast enough to make it on time and had a problem with a gear in qualifying. We knew we had to be exactly right on the money (today), and we had a problem in the pits.
changes earlier ensure momentum next people places planning races recognize regain several team win year
We are already planning for next year, and we recognize that we need to make several changes to regain the momentum this team had earlier in the year and to ensure we have the right people in the right places to win races and a championship.
excited opportunity work
We're excited about the opportunity to work with Scott Riggs,
next quest step
This is the next step in our quest for a championship,