KURT BUSCH
(No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger) Qualified 3rd
YOU QUALIFIED THIRD, TELL US ABOUT YOUR LAP?
"It was an excellent
lap. We thought we could do OK, but we exceeded our expectations by
running third. To be three-hundredths of a second from getting the pole,
it makes you scratch your head and think maybe if I tried a little
harder, I would have got it. But then there are times when you try too
hard and you overstep the line and end up 15th to 20th. It's a
really, really good lap for us. This car is brand new. We wanted to bring
it to Charlotte, but I thought we should take a step back with the car
that we brought to Charlotte and use this one here at Texas. A little bit
of R & D work going on. Right now, I would say the engineering department
is winning over the driver and that's the way it always should be.
The lap was nice surprise for us today."
WITH YOU AND KASEY SECOND AND THIRD IN DODGES, IS THIS A NEW TREND THAT
THE DODGES HAVE CAUGHT UP WITH THE CHEVROLETS AND TOYOTAS?
"Yes and
no. It really doesn't mean too much. Kasey is a great qualifier.
He's shown that over the years. Jeff Gordon is on the gas no matter
where we go. For us, it was a nice good lap. It's great that the
Dodges are represented well in the top five. We always hope the best for
our Dodge Chargers. We want Dodge to be up there all the time. Next year,
there's only going to be three of us driving Dodges. So we definitely
have our work cut out for us. If you're going to Vegas, the odds are
not in our favor. Hopefully, we'll carry the banner strong and give
them the representation that they want to receive out of NASCAR racing."
-credit: dodge motorsports
