NASCAR BGN: Elton Sawyer Post Race Quotes, Pepsi 300

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

April 15, 2001

ELTON SAWYER-98-Starter/Hot Tamales Ford Taurus - "We had a really good race car. It was pretty good on short runs, but when we ran, it got tighter and tighter. The guys did a great job, we had great pit stops. I got into the fence there behind the 60 car and knocked the toe out with about 30 laps to go, so that didn't help matters, but it was still a good day for us." WAS

TURN 2 AS SLICK AS SOME SAID? "I think that if your car was handling good, it was still slick, and if your car wasn't handling good, I imagine it could be a handful, but Ricky (Viers) and the boys did a great job. I had a really good shock package, the engine ran well and at least we could see the checkered flag at the end."

WERE YOU SURPRISED BY THE NUMBER OF CAUTION FLAGS? "No. It's a new track, so that's understandable. It's a good facility, though, and they've done a marvelous job and I'm looking forward to coming back next year."

DID THE OFF WEEKEND HELP YOU REGAIN YOUR COMPOSURE? "We all did. We went to the wind tunnel and tested, and I'm going to tell you, this is a group of guys here, I don't care how far we get down, they won't give up, or they better not."

Text provided by Greg Shea

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