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NASCAR WCUP: Cracker Barrel 500 Post-Race Notes and Quotes, Bill Elliott

13 March 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

BILL ELLIOTT --94-- McDonald's Taurus (Finished 10th) -- "I wasn't as good as the 3 and the 31. I was pretty good there at the first and I drove out when a car coming in on pit road knocked the front fender off of it. Boy, we fought it the rest of the day. We got in the back and just never could overcome that. I got really bad loose there in one section and finally got the thing tightened up, we just need a little bit more. We'll keep digging at it. These cars are so temperamental, I mean it don't take anything to mess them up aerodynamically. We'll give it our best shot and see what happens next week."

WHAT ABOUT COMING BACK FROM THE PIT ROAD DEAL AND FINISHING IN THE TOP 10? "I was totally amazed. The guys never gave up and that's what we keep trying to strive for. After we had the problem I said, 'Boy, I'll be lucky if I get in the top 15' and to be in the top 10 that was pretty amazing."

HOW MUCH FUN ARE YOU HAVING RIGHT NOW? "I'm having a lot of fun. The first part of the race was really a lot of fun, but the last part was a little bit less. Still, it was a good day."

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