NASCAR WCUP: NAPA Auto Parts 500 Post Race Notes, Jeff Gordon

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

April 30, 2001

Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo (finished 2nd):

"Heck, I was just happy to reel him in (Rusty Wallace). I tell you what; the guys just did an awesome job on the Dupont Chevrolet. I've got to thank all them and all the people at Dupont, Pepsi, Chevrolet, GMAC, and Quaker State. Robbie Loomis and this team have just been doing an awesome job - especially this weekend. We unloaded a great car. We had a lot of fun out there. Track position is pretty important and we didn't have it there at the end. I was able to dodge (Tony) Stewart, but once I caught Rusty I just really started losing the front end. I tried everything I could but I didn't have anything for him."

(Did you make many changes on the car?) "Well, we weren't that good during Happy Hour. So what's funny is that we were really bad when we first started Happy Hour and we actually ended up starting (the race) about the way we started Happy Hour. We thought the car would go on the longer runs and this thing was incredible on long runs. But it almost took too long for it to come in today."

Text provided by Nancy Wager

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