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» Chevrolet Sprint News » Chevrolet Sprint Photo News Related Topics » NASCAR » Dodge » Ford » Toyota » Chevrolet | Kansas: Ford NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Quotes, Recap 29/09/2008 11:38. Kansas: Ford NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Quotes, Recap GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 3M/Sherwin Williams Ford Fusion (finished 3rd) – "We were just off a little bit all day. We fought it tooth and nail. Man, we did everything we could to this race car. And, toward the end, I was elbows up like I had been the last two races, and that’s all I had, you know, third place. I think that’s good for us. That was a goal we set when the Chase started, top-five finishes, and certainly this is not a disappointment at all to us to come here and finish in the top five – especially how poorly we were off the truck when we first got here. We were a 37th-place car when we unloaded and finished up a third-place car, so I’m pretty excited about that." MATT KENSETH – No.... // PaddockTalk Total: 11 news articles First News Article: PaddockTalk, 27/09/2008 10:13 29/09/2008 11:32 Kansas: Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Quotes, Recap PaddockTalk
Kansas: Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Quotes, Recap Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe's Impala SS, captured his fifth victory of the 2008 season by a mere 0.280 seconds at Kansas Speedway. Starting from the pole, the two-time and defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) champion led five times for a total of 124 of the 267 laps in the Camping World RV 400 Presented by Coleman. With the victory, Johnson took the lead in the Chase to the NASCAR Sprint Cup by 10 points with three races completed and seven remaining in the season. The win is the 38th in Johnson's NSCS career and his first at Kansas Speedway. Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Impala SS, finished fourth at Kansas. The four-time champion, who has battled illness the entire weekend, jumped from eighth to sixth in the standings. Kevin... // PaddockTalk 29/09/2008 09:46 Kansas: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Quotes, Recap PaddockTalk
Kansas: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Quotes, Recap Elliott Sadler (No. 19 GARMIN Dodge Charger) Finished 10th “That’s a great day for us. We’ve been struggling the last month. We did a lot of work at the Charlotte test and found out a lot of things that this car liked. I’m proud of my guys at the race shop. The burned the midnight oil on Tuesday night. They stayed late and the truck left late to get all the stuff done so that we could be competitive here this weekend. To qualify fourth and get a top-10 finish is a really good day for this GARMIN Dodge team.†YOUR CAR LOOKED REALLY STRONG ON LONG GREEN FLAG RUNS? “We’ve got to work on our re-starts more. I can’t get our car to go for about 30 laps and once I did, then a caution would... // PaddockTalk 28/09/2008 22:15 Kansas: NASCAR Nationwide Race Results - Hamlin, Toyota Win PaddockTalk
Kansas: NASCAR Nationwide Race Results - Hamlin, Toyota Win In front of 81,000 fans, Denny Hamlin and his No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota won the Kansas Lottery 300, his ninth victory in 109 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. This is his fourth victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2008. This is also his first victory and second top-10 finish in four races at Kansas Speedway. Clint Bowyer finished second to post his third top-10 finish in five races at... // PaddockTalk 28/09/2008 21:59 Kansas: Ford NASCAR Nationwide Race Recap - Ragan Third PaddockTalk
Kansas: Ford NASCAR Nationwide Race Recap - Ragan Third DAVID RAGAN – No. 6 Discount Tire Ford Fusion (finished 3rd, qualified 9th) – "Well, that’s about the best we’ve been on a mile-and-a-half track in a while. We always seem to be pretty good on Friday and then when they drop the green flag we’re usually just pretty average. But, we made a good run and made good pit stops. You know, we were a fifth- or sixth-place car and got track position at the end and finished third." DENNY HAMLIN HAS HAD HIS CUP CREW CHIEF WORKING THE NATIONWIDE SIDE. DO YOU EVER WANT YOUR CUP CREW CHIEF ON SATURDAYS OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE HE’S GOT ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT? "Yeah, I wouldn’t mind having my Cup crew chief around. He’d probably make my [Nationwide]... // PaddockTalk 28/09/2008 21:53 Kansas: Toyota NASCAR Nationwide Race Recap - Hamlin Wins PaddockTalk
Kansas: Toyota NASCAR Nationwide Race Recap - Hamlin Wins • Denny Hamlin led 99 laps en route to his fourth Nationwide Series victory of the season. • Jason Leffler (eighth) and Joey Logano (ninth) also had top-10 finishes at Kansas. • Camry drivers Mike Wallace (15th), David Reutimann (16th) and Kyle Busch (35th) also participated in the 300-mile event. • Today’s win allowed Toyota to clinch its first Nationwide Series manufacturer’s championship and was the third NASCAR manufacturer’s title overall (2006 and 2007 NCTS manufacturer’s championships). • Toyota has 18 victories this season with Busch (eight), Stewart (five), Hamlin (four) and Logano (one) each winning in 2008. • Four Camry drivers are in the top-10 in the... // PaddockTalk 28/09/2008 11:31 Kansas: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Final Practice Driver Quotes PaddockTalk
Kansas: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Final Practice Driver Quotes Kurt Busch (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger) HOW WAS YOUR CAR IN FINAL PRACTICE? “Our Miller Lite Dodge has been improving all weekend. We were 10th in the final practice and I feel that we have made some really nice gains on our car. Anytime that you run at a mile-and-a-half race track, handling is always an issue. It’s no different here at Kansas this weekend. We’ve worked hard to get our car balanced in both corner entry and exit. Pat (Tryson, crew chief) and the crew have done a really good job in getting our car better and better. I think that we have a consistent racecar heading into Sunday.†Brian Pattie (Crew Chief, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Charger) HOW’S YOUR CAR IN PRACTICE... // PaddockTalk 27/09/2008 11:33 Kansas: Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Quotes, Recap ... PaddockTalk
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Johnson On Pole Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Impala SS, turned in the second quickest time in qualifying for the Camping World RV 400 at Kansas Speedway but claimed his fifth pole of the season when post-qualifying technical inspection disqualified the time of Juan Pablo Montoya. It is the 10th this season that two-time and defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion will start on the front row. Mark Martin, No. 8 U.S. Army Impala SS, will along side Johnson in Sunday’s 267-lap, 400.5-mile race. It is the third time this season that the Team Chevy pair has started side-by-side on the front row. Martin Truex, Jr., No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Impala SS, will roll off fifth with Paul Menard, No.... // PaddockTalk 27/09/2008 11:27 Kansas: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Quotes, Recap PaddockTalk
Kansas: Dodge NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Quotes, Recap Elliott Sadler (No. 19 Best Buy Dodge Charger) Qualified 4th “It was a good run for our Garmin Dodge Charger. The set of tires that we had on the car just didn’t feel good. I don’t think that the tires were as consistent as ones that we were using in practice earlier today. It threw me for a little bit of a loop inside the car. We start fifth and have 400 miles to run here at Kansas and try to get to Victory Lane.†MOST OF THE DRIVERS WERE RUNNING THE SAME TIMES IN QUALIFYING AS THEY DID IN PRACTICE, WHY ISN’T ANYBODY PICKING UP SPEED? “The track is pretty slick and the Nationwide guys have been out there laying down some rubber. Kansas is a slick racetrack. The track surface is starting to... // PaddockTalk 27/09/2008 10:14 Kansas: Ford NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Recap - Kenseth 4th PaddockTalk
Kansas: Ford NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Recap - Kenseth 4th MATT KENSETH – No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion (qualified 4th) YOU PICKED UP A LOT FROM PRACTICE. "Yeah. It still didn’t drive really great, but it was a lot better than what we had. It just didn’t grip the track. It just feels so slow compared to what we usually have here. So, I think overall everybody’s just low on grip, and our group at Roush Fenway seemed to be off since we got here, and Chip [Bolin, crew chief] made some really good changes and that was, by far, the best we’ve been." BILL ELLIOTT – No. 21 Motorcraft Ford Fusion (qualified 8th) – "We kept making changes, and the Motorcraft Ford just kept getting a little better and a little better. And, I was a little nervous... // PaddockTalk 27/09/2008 10:13 Kansas: Toyota NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Recap PaddockTalk
Kansas: Toyota NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Recap BRIAN VICKERS, No. 83 Red Bull Toyota Camry, Red Bull Racing Team How was your qualifying run? "It was okay. We got the car finally turning better but it was just too loose. For Sunday’s race we have to figure out how to keep it turning and be able to get the throttle down on exit. A lot of the stuff we’ve learned on this new car we can apply here, but this is the first time we’ve raced this car here." AJ ALLMENDINGER, No. 84 Red Bull Toyota Camry, Red Bull Racing Team Starting Position: 15th How is your car handling on this race track? "I think we have a decent car. We were a little free in the back end. We’ve been either a little bit tight or a little bit free. I didn’t have the confidence... // PaddockTalk |