Quotes by Ricky Rudd

“The guys did a great job in the pits, ... We just sort of tried to stay out of trouble. Weve wrecked out of this race like the last three times. Its usually been a good race track for us and we were lucky we got a good qualifying spot and just tried to keep our nose clean all night.”

“Its usually been a good track for us, and we were lucky we got a good qualifying spot (starting fifth) and just tried to keep our nose clean all night. It worked out pretty good.”

“Weve wrecked out of this race the last three times,”

“Nowadays, as theyve been working on the cars and the quality control is getting a lot better, theres not a really a big difference. The cars are built specifically for different types of race tracks, whether its a high-travel track or low-travel track, and thats what they go by. They go by data. Its past me, way beyond me now. But as far as me saying Ive got a favorite car, theyre getting stuff more consistent. I dont really see that anymore. They all seem to run about the same - unless theyre purposely trying to make one differently, which they can do very easily.”

“THEY LOOK THE SAME, BUT THEY DONT DRIVE THE SAME.”

“Theyre as good as theyve ever been. Theyre still competitive. Their retirement plans are based on their sons coming up. They want to spend time helping their careers, and I have a lot of respect for them.”

“I wouldnt want to run a road course every weekend, but I wouldnt mind seeing one or two more on the schedule.”

“I have fun when I go road racing. I like them. I wouldnt want to run a road course every weekend, but I wouldnt mind seeing one or two more on the schedule. I like them because it sort of breaks up the regular routine, and weve had good luck on them over the years.”

“Im really sort of surprised at this run because we spent 98 percent of our time yesterday working on race setup and I got really comfortable with what I had there, ... Within the rules structure they allow you to do a few things for qualifying and the guys took advantage of that.”

“...the trick to the whole thing is to make sure that you have track position at the three-quarters mark, not closer to the end.”