Final notes on Dale Jr. interview-Talladega

HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO MICHAEL?  "I haven¹t had a chance to talk
to him yet, but we will definitely have that conversation. I told Tony ­ I
really don¹t have to tell Tony -- but you have to remind these other boys on
the team ever once in awhile.  As we were coming around after we got the
checker that Michael was every bit the reason why we won that race.  We had
a good car, all the credit for why the car ran as good as it does goes to
Tony and the guys at the shop, but having a teammate means a lot and it¹s
won three of the last four races for us. A lot of credit goes to Michael."

WITH ALL OF THE PEOPLE WAITING FOR YOU OUTSIDE, HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR
PERSPECTIVE?  "I think that if I didn¹t act accordingly and act right I
don¹t know if Tony and the guys would have anything to do with me.  It does
seem a lot comes from constantly working with Tony and being around those
guys.  I get out of hand once in awhile.  And they remind me that they¹re
the ones working seven days a week and I¹m the guy sitting at home on
Mondays and Tuesdays.  They keep me in check.  A lot of credit goes to Tony
and Tony Jr. and the guys for keeping me well grounded.  A lot of the people
that we work with at DEI keep that under control because it definitely can
become a hazard.  The last thing we want to do is do so much that we suffer
on the race track.  I appreciate the fans; and that¹s my goal. As much as we
work to keep momentum going on the race track, we¹re doing the exact same
thing off the race track with the fans; trying to gain as many fans as we
can; trying to get as many people as we can to cheer for that red Budweiser
No. 8.  That¹s what important to me, but there are limitations to the things
you want to do because we all got to work together in the end and if we
can¹t stand to be around each other It ain¹t going to work out."

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL KINSHIP WITH THIS TRACK?  "This track is definitely
different and special.  The weekends when we come here and race are really
special because there is not a lot of pressure it seems like you have at
other tracks.  We¹re not really struggling with loose or tight or how to get
the car to turn in the corner and stuff like that.  We¹re not banging our
heads together constantly as you would in Atlanta or Texas or other tracks
like Martinsville that we go to.  So this is definitely a week off mentally
for us, for Tony and the guys, they definitely work hard.  We don¹t have to
beat our brains in trying to figure out how to get the car to handle.  It
seems like if you got a good plate program, you got a good fabrication and
good motors and a great team to put it all together, you¹re going to run
good; you¹re going to run good off the trailer.  And so I like coming here.
Tony and the guys were able to stay at the track this week and kind of be
close and enjoy themselves, have a little time off as far as not having to
get up as early in the morning.  So this is definitely a place to come enjoy
yourself even if you are driving in the race."

WERE YOU SURPRISED TO SEE KENNY WALLACE UP FRONT?  "I wasn¹t surprised.  I
was really happy to see him there.  Kind of surprised, I guess, but I know
the car was good enough.  And he¹s real good on this track, especially, and
he finally got it up to the front.  He was there to help us too.  He lent a
hand on several occasions for us to keep the lead and stay out front.  I was
hoping me and him and Michael would team up and pretty much be unstoppable.
But Kenny wasn¹t anywhere to be found at the end of the race.  I think he
was battling them boys in the back.  It¹s a good run for him.  He really
come in and lend us a great helping hand when we needed him when Steve was
injured and we¹re just trying to do what we can for him to help him
careerwise and to give him oportunities to continue to showcase himself for
any opportunities he may have in the future."