Quotes by Ray Evernham

“Shes a fiery redhead,”

“I cant ever remember him not responding in a clutch situation,”

“If you finish 43rd and the other guys finish in the 20s, theres 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.”

“Its 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.”

“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 youve got the car to get the job done.”

“Really, theres a part of me thats concerned, and theres a part of me that takes my hat off to Jack Roush. Its pretty amazing what the mans done. I dont think that NASCAR can be concerned, because everybody else had the same opportunity Roush had. Hes been able to capitalize on it.”

“I cant ever remember him not responding in a clutch situation. Hes what I call a big-money player. Whenever there was a big challenge or big money on the line he would seem to step up.”

“Weve just missed it aerodynamically with the new body on this car,”

“The more aerodynamics become involved, the more Dodges seem to suffer,”

“No matter how good he is, theyve got to step up.”