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”...
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Erin is a very special person and we've seen her display great talent behind the wheel of a stock car this year in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. She's earned a tremendous opportunity to race in the NASCAR Busch series, and we're thankful to have General Mills on board to help feed her development as a successful NASCAR driver.
car felt figure guys last year
Last year we just couldn't really figure out what the car wanted. We felt like there was a lot more potential. ... My guys ... were right.
athletic cars decided good guys lose pit road saw second side
We saw guys who had pretty good cars and they would lose a second or two on pit road and never be able to make it up. We decided to go after the more athletic side of it.
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.
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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.
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.
build car completed direction settle successful
Right now, the car has not completed a successful test. We need to get that done first. They need to settle down the rules, and they need to find a direction and then we'll build them.
cars felt last
He just doesn't feel like his cars felt like last year.
cars finish great guys racing separating
If you finish 43rd and the other guys finish in the 20s, there's still a lot of cars separating you. If you want it to come down to where all 10 guys have a shot, then it would be great to just be racing 10 guys.
build car clock design race rules settled test tire
If you're going to race it, you've got to have it. You've got to build it. You've got to test it. They've got to design a tire around it. They've got to get settled in on the rules. The rules for that car are not settled in yet. What are the aerodynamic rules for that car? I've got to build 20 of them, but there are no rules yet. The clock is ticking.
added car everybody second struggled third
You won't. (Roush) didn't either, if you remember. He went from one car, and then when he added a second car, it wasn't very good. And then the third car was worse. So he struggled for a while, too, as did Hendrick and everybody else.
grand national ready start
Is she ready to win? No. Is she ready to start her Busch Grand National career? Absolutely.
above performed ready start
Is she ready to start her Busch career? Absolutely, ... Is she ready to win? No. She performed above expectations in ARCA.