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NASCAR WCUP: Pocono 500 Post Race Notes, Dale Jarrett

22 June 1999

88 DALE JARRETT Quality Care Service/Ford Credit Taurus "We had a good car. Things went well, but all of the cautions at the different times got everything fouled up as far as pitting. Those guys went a long way on fuel. We couldn't go that far, so that's why we stayed out there the one time. I thought we were gonna be in better shape tire-wise, but my car really got to pushing as it clouded up and got a little bit cooler, but it was a good race."

THERE WAS A LOT OF THREE-WIDE RACING. "It was exciting. The fans should have liked this race. This is a good race track to race on."

WHAT WAS YOUR PIT STRATEGY ON THE LAST STOP? "We had to come in for gas, so we went ahead and got tires because we thought it was gonna be to our advantage, but we couldn't go as far as those guys."

DID YOU THINK YOU COULD GET THIRD? "I wasn't sure. Certainly, whenever those guys all stayed out I didn't think I would have time, but as things shook out I thought I was in really good shape. But, then we picked up a real push as it got cloudy and cooler. It was a pretty good day. We would have liked to have won, but we'll take third."

IT SEEMED LIKE YOU HAD THE BEST CAR EARLY. "We were good and, at different times, we would get to pushing and we just had to chase the race track a little bit. We just got too tight there at the end. The right-front just wouldn't hold like I wanted it to, so it didn't allow me to get up there. Bobby Labonte had a good car also, so congratulations to him."

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