Dale, you have five wins at Talladega. What is the outlook for number six this season and the rest of the season overall?
DALE EARNHARDT, JR. : Well, you know, we just need some luck, however I can get that. I don’t know. There’s not a store where you can go buy that. We’ve had really, really fast cars. I’ve been happy everywhere we ran. We’ve ran with the leaders everywhere, but haven’t been able to get the finishes.
I think this past weekend is probably the worst car I’ve had all year. If that’s the worst it gets, that’s pretty good, so…
HERB BRANHAM: We’re ready to go to questions for Dale Earnhardt, Jr., from the media.
Q. Going back a couple weeks, I wanted to ask you about the big thing with Kyle Busch’s car. It seemed to me the story was more him getting out of his car and disappearing than you getting in. You may totally disagree and may not want to comment. Were you at all surprised at how much comment it got on your end, or are you just used to every breath you take being scrutinized to that point?
DALE EARNHARDT, JR. : Well, I learned after the fact. I also heard that Kyle had got out of his car and was angry, had left. But I learned after the fact that I was going 40, he hit me going 150, he hurt his wrist and back real bad, so he was at the bus or the infield care center somewhere trying to get some assistance with that pain he was having.
They only had 20 laps left in the race. They only needed to run seven. Had to be pretty quick about my decision to get in there. I did it ‘cause it’s fun. That was really the only reason I did it. Also, I don’t mind saying this, I can deal with the power they got in their motors and go back to my guys and say, This is where we stack up, this is where we’re better, this is where they’re beating us, I think. I can feel the attitude of their car.
Obviously they run really good with the Hendrick cars. I can feel the attitude and how the car sets, reacts in the corner. I can’t obviously look underneath the hood and see the springs and shocks. I can go to Tony, Jr. And say, Hey, this is the way it felt. He’s smart enough, he can run back in his head and have some ideas maybe what they’re doing that I liked or disliked, just depends.
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