Gilliland finishes fourth in first Gatorade Duel - Daytona 500
15.02.2007:
Gilliland finishes fourth in first Gatorade Duel - Daytona 500
DAVID RAGAN – No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion (Finished 28th) –
"The AAA Ford Fusion was excellent. We were just kind of taking our time and running our own race. We had a good top-10 or top-15 run going and we cut a right-front during green. We got down pit road and then got the lucky dog, and I don’t know if something on the car or debris on the track cut another right-rear our next lap back on. I don’t know how in the world you cut two tires in less than three laps, but it bit us the last time."
YOU TOOK A GOOD LICK.
"Yeah, it was a good lick. I’m 100 percent. No problem at all. I just hate we ended the day like that. We had such a good Ford Fusion and certainly we’ve put a lot into this race. We’ve got a great AAA Ford for our backup, so that’s where we’ve got to go and work on now and get ready for the 500."
HOW WERE YOU IN THE DRAFT AND DID YOU HAVE ANY HELP?
"I had a little bit of help. I think because the AAA Ford was pretty decent, I think that people are gonna hang with you just a little bit more. They wouldn’t go thick or thin, just when the times were good. The outside lane was working better than the inside lane.
The car was real neutral and driving really good compared to yesterday. It’s a very tough day and unfortunate to cut two tires in less than five laps. I don’t know what kind of luck that is, but hopefully we’ve got all of our bad luck out of the way for the weekend."
DAVID GILLILAND – No. 38 M&M’s Ford Fusion (Finished 4th) –
"Dale Jr. just told us we did a great job and that’s awesome. We’ve got a fast M&M’s Ford Fusion and we know that and our main goal is the Daytona 500, so I’m just trying to be patient and have a good race car for Sunday. I’m real excited. We’ve got a great spot. We tested the car and it ran great. It’s perfect. I scraped the wall and all the guys dug down and didn’t say a word to me about hitting the wall and dug down and fixed it. It’s awesome. I can’t say enough about the guys. It’s real exciting."
THE FIRST PIT STOP MAY HAVE BEEN THE ONLY HICCUP?
"Yeah, exactly. Like I said, I’m a rookie. The can tell you and tell you, but we adjusted the brake bias and it was much better the second time. We’re glad we had that race and we went ahead and raced it like it was a race – to learn – and we don’t want to make that mistake on Sunday."
EVEN THOUGH YOU HAD A SPOT LOCKED UP WERE THERE STILL SOME NERVES ABOUT GETTING CAUGHT UP IN AN ACCIDENT?
"Oh yeah, absolutely. It’s the perfect race car and I just don’t want anything to happen to it. The car ran well and we’re excited and ready to go."
KEN SCHRADER – No. 21 Little Debbie Ford Fusion (Finished 10th) – "I sure would have liked to been better. We just need more speed. We’re handling and stuff, but all of those yellows grouping up killed us, but we’ve got an 11th and a 10th and we’ve got our stuff ready for the 500, so we’re OK."
WHAT WAS THE BEST PART ABOUT THIS RACE FROM YOUR STANDPOINT? "It’s the best test session you’re gonna have."
ROBBY GORDON – No. 7 Jim Beam Ford Fusion (Finished 31st) –
"Got ourselves in a position. We were running, like, seventh before the pit stop and you get back in the back like that and you find yourself in a situation like that. You know, I got to take a little bit of blame on this. The 72 got tight coming off turn two, to go into turn three and four, I didn’t want follow him, so I started to transfer down lanes.
I was clear for a second, but the 84 closed up the gap, and got the back of us. I don’t know if I got down on him or if he got in the back of me. But, it’s kind of a bummer. The Jim Beam Ford was pretty fast. We drove right up into the sixth or seventh position, had a horrible pit stop and got ourselves in the back."
BORIS SAID – No. 60 SoBe No Fear Energy Drink Ford Fusion (Finished 12th) – "That seemed like a short-track race out there. There was a lot of hitting going on. That was a lot of fun, though. It was a great race. I’m just glad I could transfer instead of having to go back on my qualifying time. I really just wanted to race hard. We had a great car, the guys did a great job, and I’m in and the car’s in one piece. That was great."
HOW DID THE CAR RUN IN THE DRAFT?
"It worked great in the draft. I just made a lot of mistakes at the beginning – every once in a while I’d pull out, and you’d show ’em one little piece of real estate and they shove you to the back. I just made a bunch of little mistakes in the beginning."
HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU FOR SUNDAY? "Realistically, I don’t have a chance to win, but I have a chance to be top-15 and if I can do that that would be like a win."
GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 Ameriquest Ford Fusion (Finished 16th) – "It didn’t end up like we wanted, but I’m racing the car that I wanted to race in the 500. That car is capable of finishing in the top five, it’s not capable of winning, I don’t think, because there’s a few cars faster. It’s certainly capable of a finish in the top five."
"I’ve never raced a Saturday night short-track race, but that’s what I guess it would be like if I ever did it. That was a wild race and it was a lot of fun. I’m just really proud of the effort. Our Sobe No Fear Energy Drink car and Advance Auto Parts on this weekend and we have four full-time employees back at our shop, so to come here and actually qualify on time and then actua weiter >>
Dan Davis, director of Ford Racing Technology, was part of a manufacturer’s panel this morning at Daytona International Speedway in which a variety of issues were discussed.
DAN DAVIS, Director, Ford Racing Technology –
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE CAR OF TOMORROW?
"It’s on us already. As Lee (White) mentioned, we now know what we’ve weiter >>
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - Chevy Silverado HD250, Feb. 16 Daytona International Speedway
New names and faces, same faces different teams and a new Chevy Silverado set the stage for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) season-opening racing – the Chevy Silverado HD 250 – kicking off the 25-race 2007 season for Team Chevy Silverado. The branding of the Dayto weiter >>
ROBERT YATES, Car Owner – No. 38 and No 88 Ford Fusions – "This is a good day. This is as good as back in the day or better. It’s the best day we’ve had in a while, so I’m happy to be here."
DAVID GILLILAND – "I couldn’t ask for anything more as a rookie coming to Daytona for your first time. It’s been an experience. It’s been great. We unload weiter >>
"It feels really good. To come back and align ourselves – the Yates teams at Daytona or Talladega, you couldn’t pick a better place to come back, but I’m just real fortunate. I’ve got a great team. I’ve got guys like Butch Hylton turning all the bolts and running the crew and it’s just a real good feeling right now. I like what I see with what’s going on."
BUTCH HYLTON weiter >>
· Today’s pole was the 11th all-time for Ford in the Daytona 500.
· David Gilliland captured the Daytona 500 pole in his first attempt.
· Bill Elliott was the first Ford driver to win the 500 pole and he did it in three straight seasons 1985-86-87.
· This marks the fifth time Robert Yates Racing has had a driver on the pole for the Daytona 500. Other RYR d weiter >>
Tony Stewart kicked off the 2007 NASCAR season by taking the checkered flag under the lights in the 29th annual Budweiser Shootout - his 10th win overall at the Daytona International Speedway.
Stewart slipped past Kyle Busch on Lap 63 and then held off the surprising David Gilliland and third-place finisher weiter >>
1. 14 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 70 Running
2. 13 38 David Gilliland Ford 70 Running
3. 19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 70 Running
4. 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 70 Running
5. 20 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 70 Running
6. 10 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet 70 Running
7. 6 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 70 Running
8. 4 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 7 weiter >>
The Robert Yates Racing duo of Ricky Rudd and David Gilliland were first and second, respectively, in the morning practice and were at the top of the speed charts in the afternoon as well.
Both drivers, along with car owner Robert Yates, spoke about the team’s performance heading into tomorrow’s qualifying session for the Daytona 500.
RICKY RUDD – weiter >>
Matt Kenseth and Ricky Rudd are not part of the Budweiser Shootout, but they still had plenty to talk about during Thursday’s NASCAR Media Day. Kenseth is coming off a second-place finish in last year’s standings while Rudd is returning to Robert Yates Racing after a one-year hiatus.
MATT KENSETH – No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion –
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- NASCAR Nextel Cup Series -
While strong past performance does not guarantee future success in racing, Team Chevy has a history of its Monte Carlo SS drivers winning events at Speedweeks - including the Budweiser Shootout and Daytona 500 pole positions - in addition to the grandest race itself.
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The former self-proclaimed Detroit taxi dri weiter >>
DAVID GILLILAND – No. 38 M&M’s Ford Fusion –
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WAS THE FIRST DRAFTING PRACTICE. CAN YOU SUM UP THAT SESSION? "We learned a lot. We got to run there, lead in the pack, in the back, in the middle, two-wide. Learned a lot. We’ve got some work to do, I think, on the cars.
Getting a little bit more comfortable. Ricky [Rudd, Ro weiter >>
Jamie McMurray, driver of the No. 26 Crown Royal Ford Fusion, has a new crew chief in Larry Carter as he begins his second year with Roush Racing on the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. McMurray held a Q&A session in the infield media center before Wednesday’s morning practice session.
JAMIE MCMURRAY – No. 26 Crown Royal Ford Fusion – "Larry didn’t actually sta weiter >>
Ricky Rudd, driver of the No. 88 Snickers Ford Fusion, was a guest during the lunch break in the Daytona International Speedway infield media center to discuss his return to full-time NASCAR Nextel Cup Series racing. His comments follow:
RICKY RUDD – No. 88 Snickers Ford Fusion –
"We’re looking forward to it. We’re hav weiter >>
Ricky Rudd, driver of the No. 88 Snickers Ford Fusion, returned to Daytona International Speedway as a full-time driver this morning as the first day of testing for next month’s Daytona 500 began. Rudd, who served as a mid-race fill-in driver for Tony Stewart at Dover last season, signed with Robert Yates Racing just before Christmas.
RICKY RUDD – No. 88 Snickers Ford weiter >>
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NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
An interview with: JIMMIE JOHNSON, No. 48 Lowe's Monte Carlo SS, 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Champion
November 21, 2006
MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to this week's special post-season NASCAR teleconference with our guest, the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson, driver of th weiter >>
· Greg Biffle won the Ford 400 for the third straight year and gave Ford a Truck-Busch-Cup sweep of Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Ford 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway
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An Interview With:
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MODERATOR: We have two of our top competitors in here today with a career?best secon weiter >>
MARK MARTIN – No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion (Finished 6th) –
YOU TOOK TWO TIRES THERE AND TOOK A CHANCE. "Yeah, we had a pretty good car. It was awesome on long runs and we didn’t get none of that in the second half, but in the first half we were mowing ‘em down. It wasn’t real good on restarts with new tires and stuff, so we made the most of it. I’m really proud of this t weiter >>
DALE JARRETT – No. 88 UPS Ford Fusion (Qualified 27th) – "We had a good pick up on both of our laps from practice. We worked on race stuff mainly in practice and made one attempt at a qualifying deal, but we were terrible. The guys put their heads together and the changes they made, especially with the shocks, made a huge difference in the way that car drove. I could be ag weiter >>
MATT KENSETH, press conference
MATT KENSETH – No. 17 R&L Carriers Fusion (finished 11th, series points leader) – "We didn’t run very good. We kind of did the pit thing, I thought, right at the end, and got tires and we were decent there. Whatever the heck we’re do weiter >>
MATT KENSETH – No. 17 R&L Carriers Fusion – YOU SEEM TO HAVE ALMOST THE PERFECT TEMPERMENT FOR A RACE AT MARTINSVILLE. CAN YOU DESCRIBE YOUR TEMPERMENT WHEN YOU’RE ON THE TRACK? "I think whatever your car is capable of doing that day has a lot to do with how you drive. You just do the best you can every week with the equipment that you’re given and try to get the best finish weiter >>
KEN SCHRADER – No. 21 Little Debbie Fusion (qualified 10th) – "I just missed it a little bit, but it’s the fastest lap we ran today. It’s not going to be bad."
MATT KENSETH – No. 17 R&L Carriers Fusion (qualified 20th) – "That was a really good lap. That’s a lot better than we thought we were going to do."
MARK MARTIN – No. 6 AAA Fusion (qualified 25th) – ALL weiter >>
Chevy Teams Observe 10 Talented Drivers Put Through Paces of Final Stage at Nashville Superspeedway
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Jeff Burton held onto his lead in the Chase for the Nextel Cup after Talladega, but just barely. Matt Kenseth is now just six points behind him in second place -- but not by much.
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2007 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE
Feb 16 Daytona International Speedway
Feb 23 California Speedway
Mar 16 Atlanta Motor Speedway
Mar 31 Martinsville Speedway
Apr 28 Kansas Speedway
May 18 Lowe's Motor Speedway
May 26 Mansfield Motorsports Speedway
Jun 1 Dover International Speedway
Jun 8 Tex weiter >>
The 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule was announced today and for the fifth consecutive year, the championship will be contested over 25 races. The schedule begins at Daytona International Speedway in February and concludes at Homestead-Miami Speedway in November.
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Mark Martin, driver of the No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion, is fourth in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series point standings with three races remaining before the Chase for the Nextel Cup.
SHARPIE 500 QUALIFYING
MARK MARTIN – No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion (Qualified 15th) – "We got a bad draw there. I hate that. We’ve got a great race car and I thought for once we weren’t g weiter >>
Schedule's order has changes, but locations remain same
Official Release August 24, 2006
Nextel Cup Series schedule was announced Thursday, a 36-race slate starting with the 49th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 18 at Daytona International Speedway. On Sunday, Nov. 18, Homestead-Miami Speedway will again host the season finale. weiter >>
Elliott Sadler, driver of the No. 38 M&M’s Ford Fusion, qualified 12th for tomorrow’s AMD at the Glen. After the first practice session, Sadler spoke about the race and his decision last month to leave Robert Yates Racing.
ELLIOTT SADLER – No. 38 M&M’s Ford Fusion – YOU SA weiter >>
Mark Martin, driver of the No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion, is sixth in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series point standings with five races remaining until the Chase for the Nextel Cup begins. He spoke about his position in the standings and this weekend’s race before Friday’s practice.
MARK MARTIN – No. 6 A weiter >>
Stephen Leicht, driver of the No. 90 CitiFinancial Ford Fusion, was one of the NASCAR Busch Series regulars who also will be trying to make the Nextel Cup race this weekend. Leicht, who made his Cup debut two weeks ago at Pocono, spoke about attempting to make both races and his first trip to Indianapolis weiter >>
Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 National Guard Ford Fusion, has won two of the last three NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races at Michigan International Speedway and he was the fastest in both practice sessions on Saturday. Biffle, who qualified 10th for tomorrow’s 3M Performance 400, spoke about his expectations wh weiter >>
MARK MARTIN – No. 6 AAA Fusion – "We just did this, didn’t we? I feel like we just left the press room."
ALMOST HALF OF YOUR CAREER CUP STARTS HERE HAVE RESULTED IN TOP-FIVE FINISHES. YOU MUST ALWAYS FEEL LIKE GOOD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. "Yeah. I’ve always liked this weiter >>
ELLIOTT SADLER – No. 38 M&M’s Fusion (qualified 8th) – "We’ve been missing on qualifying a little bit. We’re fast right there because nobody’s really gone. We just missed it a little bit. Spending so much time on race trim, we’ve been letting our qualifying slip through the cracks a lot. But maybe that’ll be in the top 15 or something. I’m proud of my guys. We got a lo weiter >>
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