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INFO & STATS: American NASCAR Driver Car #7 / 3rd in Sprint Cup point standings / 1st win at Richmond this past Saturday.
TOPICS: Recap on his win at Richmond; taking the win no matter what the reason / Kyle Busch & Dale Jr. controversial crash; racing hard or something else? / Racing with awareness of where Dale Jr. is? / Upcoming race in Darlington; a tough track / Racing for points or racing for wins? / Being part of the RCR team; Richard Childress picking up Clint in 2003 / The best B-B-Q in Kansas City! / Clint’s shout-out for Curtiss to Rome! |
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INFO & STATS: IRL Driver / 4th year racing in the IRL / IRL Rookie of the Year 2005 / First IRL race victory at 2008 Indy 300 in Japan / First female driver to win in the IRL.
TOPICS: Feeling sinking in after whirlwind win in Japan / Winning her first race feeling the way she thought it would? / Putting more pressure on herself than she thought / Ever thinking she would not get the win; always knew she had what it took to get the win / Anything leading up to the race in Japan that this “could be the one” / The fuel issue towards the end of the race / Feeling different; pressure off? / Looking for win number 2 / Father calling it “the best day in his life”; meaning of the win to the entire family. |
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INFO & STATS: Driver #17 DeWalt Ford / 9th Year racing in Sprint Cup / 16 Career Wins / 2003 Cup Champ / Rookie of the Year 2000 / Next race: Texas Motor Speedway - Samsung 500.
TOPICS: Looking forward to the race in Texas / Tough race in Martinsville; some guys more comfortable on certain tracks / Tight racing and slow speeds in Martinsville / Qualified every year for the “Chase for the Race” playoff series; lot of work to do this year to get in / Expanding from 10 drivers to 12 drivers last year; less is better / Controversy with the Goodyear tires earlier this season / New crew chief this year for his team / Roush Racing finding it’s groove this year / Working with the C.O.T. this year vs. two last year / Huge Green Bay Packers fan; Favre / Exchanging helmets with Favre. |
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INFO & STATS: Hall of Fame American Football Coach / NASCAR Championship Team Owner.
TOPICS: Year of changes and firsts; getting win with Toyota and Kyle Busch in Atlanta / Decision to move from GM to Toyota / Tony Stewart’s anger at Goodyear Tires / Wishing the Stewart – Goodyear situation was handled behind doors in a diplomatic way / Leaving football; coaching the Washington Redskins / Happy when he had his second tour of duty in the NFL? / Grandson Taylor’s Leukemia and treatment. |
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INFO & STATS: 2008 Daytona 500 Winner / Driver #12 Dodge / 7th Full Season Sprint Cup Circuit / 13 Career Wins.
TOPICS: “Living the win” at Daytona’s 50th anniversary / Getting congrats from “the king” Richard Petty after the win / Strategy for the win, help from teammate Kurt Busch / 1st win for Penske Racing in 32 starts at Daytona / Feelings about his car coming into the Daytona 500 / Tony Stewart’s tactical error during race / First win since 2005 and 81 races, loss of confidence during that time / Meaning to his family and father winning the race, the dream come true / Story behind him and his father sneaking in or making fake credentials to view the Daytona 500 races / More daunting, the final lap in the Daytona 500 race or sitting on the David Letterman Show? / Seeking the Jungle karma for the next race in California. |
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INFO & STATS: 2007 Daytona Champ / 11 Cup Wins / Richard Childress Racing #29 Car.
TOPICS: Change in life after winning Daytona / Understanding the meaning of winning Daytona / Preparing to defend title / Point races after Daytona, dismal endings / The Car of Tomorrow in 2008, drivers testing / Team Hendrick taking the lead / Gratifications between owner and driver. |
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INFO & STATS: NASCAR #24 / 15th Year on the Circuit / 4-Time Series Champ / 3 Wins at Daytona / 6 Wins this Season / 81 Wins Career.
TOPICS: Having a shot at the NEXTEL Cup this weekend / Satisfied coming in second if his teammate Jimmie Johnson wins the Cup / Celebrating the win for the Hendrick Motorsports team / Opposing drivers leaving Jimmie room to finish and win the championship / Jimmie Johnson’s ability to repeat Jeff’s success / Bigger being better with 10 going to 12 for the chase / Dale Jr. coming to Hendrick Motorsports, reaction to the situation. |
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INFO & STATS: NASCAR Driver #24 / 3 Time Winner Daytona 500 / In 2nd Place for Nextel Cup.
TOPICS: 6 points behind teammate Jimmie Johnson / Chances for the Nextel Cup win / Race at TALLADEGA this weekend driving the Car of Tomorrow / Chances at Talladega / Confusing end at last weekend’s Kansas City race / Surpassing Dale Earnhardt Sr. with his 77th win / Fans reaction to his 77th win / Admiration for Dale Earnhardt Sr. / Competing after 15 years of racing and going after win streaks / Hunger for the Championship since last win in 2001. |
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INFO & STATS: NASCAR #1 Car / DEI Senior Driver / Chase for the Championship starts this weekend.
TOPICS: Chase for the cup / Staying consistent to win the race, not have bad races / Plan for next races at Loudon and Dover / Dover considered his home track for 1st win there / Popularity of NASCAR from California to New York / Going from Rookie to Senior Driver at DEI in the last 4 years / Dale Jr. fallout at DEI and distractions / Dale as a teammate and how hard it’s seeing him leave DEI / Teamwork with fellow drivers / Leading and taking heat being the Senior Driver at DEI / Working with the controversial Teresa Earnhardt / Focusing on the one guy & one team throughout the season, currently #48. |
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INFO & STATS: Former NASCAR Driver / Race Announcer
TOPICS: Chase for the Championship current setup feelings / Drivers and their numbers / Money behind the races / How the sport has changed since Dale Sr. / Races and Ratings / Being a race announcer and returning behind the wheel. |
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INFO & STATS: NASCAR Driver #48 Chevrolet / Defending Champion / 6th Season in Nextel Cup / 27 Career Wins / 6th in over-all standing this season
TOPICS: Upcoming race in Fontana / Wrapping up the regular season going into the chase for the cup / Different style of driving on different tracks and driving at Fontana / Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports / The Car of Tomorrow / Dale Earnhardt, Jr. joining Hendrick Motorsports and the ownership of the #8 / Raising money for Habitat for Humanity Golf Tournament in San Diego / Standing against Jake Peavy at Petco in S.D. during bullpen session. |
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NASCAR Driver / Kurt talked about the significance of the race at the Brickyard and the start of the second half of the season and feels that a win this weekend will help with consistancy. He feels Nascar is creative in bringing up new ideas and traditions and feels that everyone in the pit crew is involved in the race, and enjoys the competition. He discussed Jeff Gordon’s change, and how it affects racing, and went on to discuss his brother Kyle’s decisions and his advice to him. Continued his discussion about Kyle, and being teammates with him and the possibilities of it. Enjoyed talking about the opponents he raced against, and how drivers try not to focus on rivals or their position on the track, as there is so much going on. Went on to hope that things go right for him again with everything, starting with the Brickyard race. |
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NASCAR / 2nd Full Year on the Nextel Circuit with Joe Gibbs Racing in the Number 11 Car / 2006 Rookie of the Year / 3rd in 2006 Nextel Cup / Denny talks about the upcoming race at the Michigan Motor Speedway and being at a track that where a driver can make a difference. He spoke on the frustrations of not getting the wins of late and being on the short side of luck right now. He talked about the changing out of crew members and that possibly being the reason for not winning. Denny spoke on the dream of racing for Joe Gibbs Racing, working for Gibbs and his story of being a kid and standing in line at a Chevy dealership for 3 hours just to meet him. He spoke on the major deal with Dale Earnhardt Jr. moving teams and being good for the sport overall or not. In wrap, Denny talked about things slowing down and speeding up since winning the Rookie of the Year last season. |
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NASCAR Insider ESPN / Marty talks on the topic of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s move to Hendrick Motorsports and it’s implications of marketing, business and Dale’s relationship with Rick Hendrick and getting the best equipment and racing with top drivers on the team. He characterized Earnhart’s relationship with his step-mother who owns his father’s company and Kyle Busch may take his former place. Marty spoke on Dale being under-achieved or just over-marketed with 17 wins in career and living up to his father’s legend with 7 championships and fans reactions to Earnhart running with Jeff Gordan. He touched base on taking the #8 to the new team and seeing if his sponsor Budweiser will go with. |
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Scottish race car driver of Italian descent / 114 Race starts / 11 Wins / 20 Podium Finishes / 2007 Indianapolis 500 Winner / Dario speaks to Rome about his win at Indy, the feeling of winning and the craze of the day’s race with the wrecks and rain. He also spoke on his retirement thoughts after the dissapointing 2006 season and his motivation for the 2007 season. Dario goes onto speak about fellow team-mate Danica Patrick and her quest for the big win. And the 6-Speed vs the F1! |
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IRL Star Danica Patrick told me about her new team if this is her break-out year, what her life was like when her career took off, how talented Marco Andretti is and if she’ll ever become a soccer mom in a mini-van. |
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ESPN & ABC / 55 Cup Wins / 25 Years on The Circuit / Wallace explains what it’s like watching his son (19) race, why it hurts more to hear critical comments about him, his thoughts on Jeff Gordon’s 77 wins, why you hated racing against Earnhardt, but badly wanted to hang out with him, his thoughts on Tony Stewart’s claim NASCAR is rigged, what’s really happening with Earnhardt’s company and the critical comments Bill France said to him. |
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Driver of the #12 Dodger, Ryan Newman talked with me about how important a fast pit stop is, the challenges working with a new crew chief, how his engineering degree continues to help him and his thoughts on Jeff Gordon getting 76 wins. |
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NASCAR / 25 Years in Cup Series / Martin explains why he’s still upset about getting so close to winning the Daytona 500, his thoughts on the new car, why this car costs 10x more money to run, if there are any young brats giving a black eye to the sport and how the new breed of driver compares to the guys he came in with. |
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Driver of NASCAR’s #31 Chevy, Jeff Burton shared his thoughts on the wild finish at Daytona, why the last 40 laps were as wild as he would ever care to be a part of, if NASCAR made the right decision to not throw the caution, his thoughts on the validity of the NASCAR conspiracy theory and if Michael Waltrip’s punishment was too severe. |
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Clint Bowyer 
