NASCAR WCUP: Post Race Notes and Quotes, Phoenix, Rusty Wallace
6 November 2000
Posted By Terry CallahanMotorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
RUSTY WALLACE --2-- Miller Lite Taurus (Finished 4th) -- "Jeff was real strong and I was hoping that if I put right sides on it would be enough to hold on for 10 laps, but it was just too much to ask for. The car was just too loose on me. It was a good run for us. I'm really happy with the team. We gained a lot of points on Rudd and Stewart and some of the guys I'm racing to get back in the top five in points, so it was a good day."
AFTER THE RUDD ACCIDENT DID YOU HAVE RENEWED HOPE YOU COULD WIN? "I thought I had a renewed shot and I thought I could get it, it just didn't work out. But I really felt like I could have won the race."
WHERE WAS THE CAR OFF? "It was a good car all day long, we led a lot of laps, but we were a solid top three, top four car all day. But I just needed more right-rear spring. I probably had too soft of a right-rear. I kept taking weight out trying to make it turn better, but to make it turn better it started making it loose off so you fix one problem and you screw up the other."
YOU HAD A GOOD BATTLE WITH JEREMY. "Jeremy was really strong throughout the day. He came from way back to the front and way back to the front, and I had a little battle with Steve there, but with 10 to go and right side tires I thought I could have held 'em off, but, man, they were just too tough for me."
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