BRICKYARD 400: Hillenburg, Benson talk about qualifying runs at Indy

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

August 4, 2001

ANDY HILLENBURG, NO. 49 BAM RACING PONTIAC GRAND PRIX:

(ON YOUR RUN) "Every corner I got a little sideways. We've got a front-end problem. We made an adjustment and went the wrong way. It's very frustrating, but that's the way it goes. I gave it 100 percent and almost wrecked four different times. We made the most out of what we had. We'll got get some better stuff."

JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 VALVOLINE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX:

(HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR RUN? "Terrible. That's about it. I was slipping sliding all over. Our starting position is not going to be very good, but that's what we've got to deal with. We'll see what happens in the race.

"There was just no grip. It was totally different when we qualified. We ran about eight or nine tenths slower than what we practiced. This is just one of those places where the sun really affects the way the track is going to be. Unfortunately we just missed it. It was a huge difference."

Text provided by Al Larsen

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