NASCAR WCUP: Michael Waltrip Qualifying Notes, Darlington

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

March 17, 2001

Notes regarding the cancellation of Winston Cup qualifying due to fog:

Mike Waltrip, No. 15 NAPA Chevrolet Monte Carlo (will start 6th in Sunday's race): "I don't care that we're not qualifying, but I feel bad for the guys that didn't get a chance to qualify. But then, when we went to this two-day format, we knew that everything had to work perfectly in order to get everything into a short schedule. It's unfortunate that this morning we had a little fog. For me, in my situation, I'm more anxious to get out there and get working on our race set-up right now. But I still feel bad for the guys that would want to get a better starting position by qualifying. I like the short schedule. I think most people do."

Text provided by Nancy Wager

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