NASCAR WCUP: Bud Shootout Notes and Quotes, Dale Jarrett
14 February 2000
Posted By Terry
Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
DALE JARRETT --88-- Quality Care Service/Ford Credit Taurus
(Finished 1st) -- "My guys did a fantastic job in the pits once
again and everything worked out for us. It was great. I just hate what
happened with Ricky, I'm glad he's OK. I kept waiting so we could make a
move and get Ricky to the front and then it would be between the 28 and
the 88, but it didn't seem that we could get that going. Then, Schrader
and the 24 started laying back and I knew what they were doing, so I laid
back and I had me a run. I said, 'The car's working pretty good on the
outside, so let's give this a try and see. If it doesn't work we're not
gonna lose any points today,' so we made what happened happened. Then,
they got to racing side-by-side and Bobby Labonte actually gave me the
push that I needed there on the last lap and that's really what broke me
out front. We had a lot of momentum going down into three and it kind of
hurt Gordon's momentum when he had to race Sterling, so it worked out for
us. It looks like the Chevrolets are OK. I've heard them complaining a
little bit this week, but there cars looked awful good. It's gonna be a
heck of a race next week."
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