Dodge Truck Quotes from Sylvania 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

New Hampshire International Speedway
Sylvania 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004.


STEVE PARK (No. 62 Orleans Racing Dodge Ram) - Finished 14th, 11th in
points

"We had a good truck yesterday and we were off a little bit today. When
we got out front and led laps, we knew we could not make it on gas. A
lot of guys pitted on 117 or 118. We probably could have pitted on 118
and topped off and made it, but we didn't and lost track position and
lost the nose a little bit and struggled from there. We didn't make the
right calls in the pits. We should have pitted and put ourselves in
position to be up front. Our times weren't that bad. We were just killed
on track position. There wasn't a lot of passing going on today. We'll
pick up the pieces and go to Las Vegas and try to win us one out there
at home for the Orleans Racing Dodge Team."

 

JAMIE McMURRAY (No. 2 Team ASE/Carquest Dodge Ram) - Finished 28th, ran
out of fuel late while running 2nd

"We probably needed another caution and we could have made it. We got
involved in some pretty hard racing, and it's tough to save fuel when
that's going on. I've had two good races with this team. This truck
series is really a lot of fun."

 

BOBBY HAMILTON (No. 4 Square D Dodge Ram) - Finished 15th, leads
standings by 30 points

"We came in the pits and NASCAR told my guys I was supposed to go behind
the 22. Everybody pits, and they're going green on that lap. I'm just
going by people trying to find the 22 and come to find out the 22 is
riding around a half lap down and they penalize me for jumping the
start. I passed my 18 truck. They penalized me for passing him. I was
telling him on the radio all day he had a broken axle or broken ratchet.
Come to find out he was running with a broken axle and a broken ratchet.
He must have had a rocket ship. He probably could have lapped the field
five times if we could have got it fixed. I wasn't jumping anybody. I
was looking for the 22. I don't think they gave us enough time to get
that sorted out. It's OK. I got on my people. It's our fault. It's not
NASCAR's fault. I got 'em in the truck and we had a pretty good
tail-chewing. I told 'em I wouldn't drive that hard anymore. I'll give
up because I own it. I don't have to answer to an owner.

 

"We decided to stay out and get five bonus points because we were
running so fast. We decided we could pit and go back up through there.
It's really nobody's fault but ours. It's a people thing. We don't make
many mistakes and when I get through with it we won't make none. That's
the way you win championships. We'll win this thing, and everybody else
can take it and stick it."

 

TED MUSGRAVE (No. 1 Mopar Dodge Ram) - Finished 7th, top Dodge, Remains
fifth in standings

"This place can be one way or the other. It's very difficult to pass and
track position means a lot. Pit strategy means a lot, too. It wasn't the
greatest race for the Mopar team, but coming out seventh and not losing
any points and gaining a few on the leader, means we didn't really do
our job right but we didn't have anything go wrong.

 

"If you look at my truck I raced everybody clean until Jon Wood got
inside me. I raced him clean for two laps and he got frustrated because
he couldn't pass me. He decided to go into turn one over his head and
run me up into the third groove. You watch everybody up there in the
water, and they all wreck. There was no call for that, so he didn't give
me any room and I didn't give him any room off the corner. When he tried
to block high I just didn't give him any room and that's the way it
ended."