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Tune in for 2007 TV Schedule Race Previews & Results Additional Stories 10 Questions from Kyleerview with Mark n Chad McCumbee and John Andretti Named To Drive #45 Dodge
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USG Sheetrock 400 Schedule Qualifying Race Day Sunday, July 15 2006 Winner: Jeff Gordon Check the SPEED Channel schedule (speedtv.com) for various programs on the race this weekend. |
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Race Preview Andretti Saw Change Yesterday “It’s going to be good going back to an intermediate track. We ran one together at Michigan. I’ve only done four races, but we’ve shifted around a lot to different types of tracks. I feel really good about going back to a place similar to what we’ve run. “Chicago and Kansas are similar tracks, but I’d have to say that they are all a little bit different. The tunnels are both in the turns, and thus the bumps are in the same place. I guess it’s just easier to put the tunnels in the turns because of the banking, but that’s where all the bumps come from. I guess it gives it character. “We were trying to learn some of those things at Kentucky. The track is somewhat similar. It’s probably easier because it has more room. We went there with the hardest tire we could find. I think we learned a lot from that. “The whole point it to be competitive. If you only have to race a few guys instead of the whole field, it’s that much easier. You want to stand alone. The buildings at Petty Enterprises are still the same, but how business is being done is what changes. Overall, a lot is the same, but there have been huge strides forward. “It’s been a great time. I’ve enjoyed my time back. I just wanted to come in and not try to get too aggressive. It’s unfortunate we had a failure in one of the races, but I wanted to come in and be steady and not heroic.” Labonte Sees Change Today “Chicagoland is a mile-and-half track that puts us right back to our aerodynamic program. We had a good car at Chicagoland last year. We know how to do it, but things have continued to change. We have had more wind tunnel time and more research and development put into our cars. Michigan, we struggled there, but we tested Kentucky and have made some improvements since then. You can only go to the track to find out how much gain you’ve made against everyone else. “We have had fast cars at the intermediate tracks. Last year was my first year at Petty Enterprises, but I saw the work that Richard (Petty), Kyle (Petty), Robbie (Loomis) and the guys in the shop put into the cars and the entire program to get things better. We saw the benefits of that. Now, it’s figuring out the next step so that we can win races and be consistently in the top-10. “Everyone knows the cars are going to change next year, but we still need to bring good cars to the track. The process of running up front won’t change. That’s the difference we are working on right now. We have made big steps. The steps are now smaller, but they are that much harder. Robbie (Loomis) has everyone at the shop focused on details and getting there. I think we all want it to happen tomorrow, but it’s going to take a little time. “We are headed in the right path. We had our problems at Michigan, but we were testing in Kentucky right after that. That test, we learned some things for this weekend. We don’t expect to do the same things twice. This Dodge team is smarter than that. That’s why we want to get to Chicagoland. We want to feel good leaving there.” |
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