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INFO & STATS: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS | 27th Season in the Circuit | 40 Career Victories | 5 Season Wins | Currently 2nd place in the Chase for the Cup Series.
TOPICS: Final lap crash in the last race | Horrified in turning over | Getting back in the car the next day | Performing an exceptional year | Catching his teammate for the win? | Appreciating and enjoying the job way more today | Jimmie Johnson making it look so easy; not getting deserved respect | Not stopping racing yet | Where Junior’s head is right now with racing. |
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INFO & STATS: NASCAR Spring Cur Race Car Driver of the #48 Hendrick Motorsports | 3-Time Defending Sprint Cup Champion | 46 Sprint Cup Series Wins.
TOPICS: Winning 3 of the first 5 races in the “Chase” playoff; seeing and tasting it? | Concerned about “bad racing luck” | Approach coming in | 5 out of 6 wins at Martinsville | Concerns over double-file restart | Dominance not good for the sport? | Different discussion if Tony Stewart? | General sense of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. among his peers | Why it’s not going as good for “Jr.” as it is for the other Hendrick Motorsports teammates? | Thinking about his history and legacy | How many years can he continue to perform at the level he is at? | Still driving at age 50? | Mental aspects of the game. |
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INFO & STATS: NASCAR Driver #24 Hendrick Motorsports | 4-Time Sprint Cup Series Champion | 82 Circuit Victories | 10 Top Ten Finishes.
TOPICS: Reaction to the Chase for the Race | Thinking back on positive wins | Each championship’s meaning | Chances heading into the “Chase” | The guy to beat going into the “Chase” | Jimmie Johnson to become best ever if a 4th win? | Johnson being a bit under the radar | The car Jeff was searching for this season | Double-file restarts reaction. |
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INFO & STATS: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver #83 | 5th Year in the Sprint Cup Circuit | 2003 Nationwide Series Champion | 2-Time Sprint Cup Series Winner.
TOPICS: First checkered flag in 3 years | Big gamble riding out the last few laps on fumes | Wanting to become a rocket scientist | Intellectual edge on the track | Getting into it with Kyle Busch | Busch running angry on the track | Chances getting into the Chace for the Race series. |
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INFO & STATS: #48 Chevrolet | 3-Time Defending Champ | 8th Season in NASCAR | 43 Career Wins.
TOPICS: Reflecting on the win at the Brickyard | Breaking the pace car with Rome | Win comparison to Daytona | Reaction to Mark Martin | Filters and emotions with the team | Danica Patrick’s pending switch to NASCAR | Danica to be embraced? | Montoya ripped of win? | Kurt Busch’s hard words | Handling matters | Text | Handling matters in the right way. |
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INFO & STATS: Former NASCAR Champion | 55 Wins | NASCAR Nationwide Series Car Owner | Television Broadcaster ESPN & ESPN on ABC | Co-Host NASCAR Angels.
TOPICS: ESPN coverage of NASCAR | NASCAR’s move to the Brickyard | Dale Earnhardt story | Narrow track at the Brickyard | Tough tire problems last year | Diamond cutter track | No liking for the new car; top heavy & tears up tires | Mark Martin’s success this season | Earnhardt, Jr.’s focus troubles | Danica Patrick to move to NASCAR? | Able to succeed if she moves? | Staying out of the Jeremy Mayfield “circus” | Attendance and ratings slip; disconnect between driver and fans | Answer to resolve the difference between the old and new fan connection. |
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INFO & STATS: NASCAR Driver
TOPICS: How it felt to win Lenox Industrial Tools 301 / Whether any partying after the win / Any time to actually party to celebrate / What it is like to be 19, and driving at such a high level / Moments of wanting to live the normal life of a 19 year old / Validation of making it and winning the first race / Concerns growing up driving cars as fast as he does / First memory of hitting 100mph. |
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INFO & STATS: #7 Driver Andretti Green Racing IndyCar Series | 2005 Rookie of the Year | First Female Driver to win an IndyCar Series race.
TOPICS: Introducing her new 2009 race car | The look of the new car; Boost Mobile partnership | Final year of Danica’s contract with Andretti; doing better with more on her plate | NASCAR ahead? | Difference in technique and driving if the switch was to be made | Willing to grind it out and learn if going to NASCAR | Winning her first IndyCar race last season; time to sink in | Regiment of preparing for a race | Incident with fellow driver | Throwing fists? | Looking for the “Jungle Karma”. |
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INFO & STATS: #48 Hendrick Motorsports | 8th Season in the Circuit | 40 Cup Wins | 3-Time Cup Champion | Spokesperson for Win Jimmie’s Camaro.
TOPICS: Starting at 19th after 3 races; totally different year | Confidence in the car and how he’s running | No testing policy and it’s impact on coming back this year | Good call by NASCAR? | Thinking of history and legacy behind a 4th Cup Championship win | Success, luck in the chase with Henderick Motorsports | F1 in his future? | Busch making it sound like it would be easier to race F1 than NASCAR | Win Jimmie’s Camaro contest | Giving a ride to the media folks in the Camaro at Daytona. |
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INFO & STATS: NASCAR Driver #17 Ford / 2003 Cup Champion / 18 Wins / 2009 Daytona 500 Winner / 2009 Fontana Winner.
TOPICS: Ranking the Daytona 500 win / Should the race be completed no matter what? / Knowing the rain was coming / Expectations; driving his back up car / Fontana win almost feeling better than Daytona / Chances this weekend at Las Vegas / Losing taking a toll last year? / Change in crew chief; success / The “48” still the team to beat? |
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INFO & STATS: Legendary Driver, “The King”, 7-Time Daytona 500 Winner
TOPICS: Explanations for success at dominating Daytona / Remembering the first time racing at Daytona / Showed up in a convertible for first race / New business model for Richard Petty Racing / Had to keep the name / More competitive after the merger / Jimmie Johnson needs more years to be one of the best drivers ever / Richard Petty audio autobiography. |
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INFO & STATS: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver Hendrick Motorsports #5 Chevrolet / 27 Years Driving in NASCAR / 35 Career Wins.
TOPICS: Entering 27th season at age 50; still wanting it badly with limited time remaining / Ever thinking retirement or knowing he would be getting this opportunity? / Making adjustments under Hendrick Motorsports / Pressure to be the guy that performs / Situation with NASCAR officials throwing out the caution on the final lap / Driving the new Vet’? |
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INFO & STATS: #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet Impala SS NASCAR Driver Hendrick Motorsports / 7th Season Overall in NASCAR / 7 Wins 2008 Season / 40 Career Wins / 3-Time Back-to-Back-to-Back NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion.
TOPICS: Reaction to his 3rd championship win / Being associated with the best in the business / How everything came together for Jimmie; combination of the people / Being measured on his success by the number of confrontations / Reaction to having to be negative to get more fans in the sport / Looking at five in a roll? / NASCAR limiting the opportunity to test next year / What he told his team after the victory; celebrations and getting ready for the next season. |
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INFO & STATS: #11 – Joe Gibbs Racing / 3rd Season Overall in the Sprint Cup Circuit / In the Chase for the Race for the last 3 years / 2006 Rookie of the Year.
TOPICS: Current Chase standing 2 races in with 12 to go / Tweaking the system? / Greg Biffle the guy to beat right now / Going from nothing working to “lightning” / Approach to the next eight races being 11th in the standings / Erasing a good year if the Chase does not go well? / Tony Stewart leaving Joe Gibbs Racing / The next big thing: “Sliced Bread” driving #20 / Race this weekend as the Kansas Speedway; memories of getting his start there. |
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INFO & STATS: Driver #9 Chip Ganassi Racing / 2008 Indy 500 Winner.
TOPICS: Winning this year compared to 2003 / Challenges of the merger / Winning the Indy 500 / Career would not have been complete without an Indy win / Best part of winning the Indy 500 / Lamb for life / View of Danica Patrick as a competitor / Any interest in NASCAR? |
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INFO & STATS: Retired NASCAR Driver / 25 Years Overall in NASCAR / ESPN-ABC NASCAR Analyst / Retired 2005 with 55 Career Wins / 1989 Cup Winner.
TOPICS: Two spots for the chase up in the air with final race in Richmond / Jimmie Johnson dominating in Fontana / Feelings about the chase and point system five years in / Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch’s rivalry; good for viewership / The bump and pass ok? / Bump and pass ok if it’s not done to you the driver / Seeing and processing the bump and pass on the track; returning the favor / Jeff Gordon’s no-win season; struggles / Gordon still the competitive driver; not able to get the car to handle the way the team wants it to / Driver’s losing their ability over their career? |
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INFO & STATS: Driver Car# 48-Hendrick Motorsports / 2-Time Sprint Cup Series Champion / 35 Sprint Cup Series Wins / 2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Winner.
TOPICS: Rome breaking the Pace Car; setting the record straight / Racing under the nerve-racking conditions at the Brickyard / Meaning behind the recent win at the Brickyard / Wanting to race in the Indy 500 for IRL / Driving for Randy Moss / Who’s the boss? / Randy’s involvement; not spoken with Randy yet / Reason behind Randy Moss getting into motorsports / Fault behind the tire problems at Indy? / Missing being the guy who the fans were booing / Terms and chances of winning another championship. |
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INFO & STATS: Driver #88 Chevrolet / 9th Sprint Cup Circuit Season / 2004 Daytona 500 Winner / 18 Career Wins / ESPN TV Show: “Shifting Gears”.
TOPICS: Taking the weekend off; recharging his batteries / Chances coming into the Chase for the Race / Kyle Busch; the guy can’t miss / Who Dale’s fans like less: Busch or Gordon? / Experience working for Hendrick Motorsports / The importance of racing at the Brickyard. |
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INFO & STATS: Driver #48 Hendrick Motorsports’ Lowe's Chevrolet Impala SS / 2-Time Defending Champion / Currently in 5th place in the point standings; 10 races to go before the “chase” begins.
TOPICS: Getting off to a slower start for the season; going in the right direction now / Reasons behind the slow start to the season; different cars on different tracks; Car of Tomorrow problems / The technology change with the cars; finding the advantage to make the car faster / The agenda ahead with the next 10 races; taking risks and winning races / Kyle Busch hot; winning races he’s not suppose to win / NASCAR’s explosive growth; getting any bigger? / Jr.’s win for Hendrick Motorsports / Jr.’s win a load off everybody’s back; management and teammates / First win making it more likely to win another / Jimmie’s next golf tournament in San Diego; auction giveaway / What golf track Jimmie and the boys will “tear up”? / Romey wanting a ride at the Allstate 400 in Indy / Romey’s concern going into the wall with Jimmie? |
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