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NASCAR WCUP: NAPA Autocare 500 Post Race Quotes, Dale Jarrett

4 October 1999

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

DALE JARRETT --88-- Quality Care Service/Ford Credit Taurus (Finished 10th) -- "It was tough. We had something happen early with the valve stem. We had a good race car. It was unfortunate that we had that happen. We just weren't good enough on fresh tires to run with the guys to ever get our lap back, but that's what's so neat about these guys that we work with. They just keep on working and we got a top 10. Some of the other guys have a few problems and it worked out for us, so one more race marked off."

YOU WORKED EVERY LAP IN THAT ONE DIDN'T YOU? "Yeah. I feel 500 laps worth of it here today. But, man, what a great call by Jeff Gordon and those guys. I congratulate them, but we had to work hard to get this top 10 and it worked out for us. Now we just go to Charlotte next week and try to win."

TALLADEGA IS AFTER THAT, BUT WAS THIS A TOUGHER RACE FOR YOU THAN TALLADEGA BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T RUN WELL HERE? "Yeah, I think this was definitely the tougher of the two. We know we have a good car for Talladega. We know we can run well there. If we just miss the big wreck we'll be OK."

251 POINTS IS THE UNOFFICIAL LEAD. "Yeah, that sounds nice but we have to keep doing our job."

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