Still the Scottish Racer - Stay Hungry.. but in control
By Bram • Sep 25th, 2009 • Category: From The Backstretch, NASCAR, Notes, Racer, Sprint Cup Series, Your Series. Your Driver.
Feeling the moods at Dover.. nobody, either from team or driver perspective, is in actual desperation mode, at least from the outward appearance.
“You know, with only 10 races in the Chase, there is a little bit of urgency, but it’s still 10 races.” says Carl Edwards, No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing driver, “Last week, for instance, wasn’t exactly what we wanted, but it wasn’t a disaster, either. We have to run well every race, and there’s still a lot that can happen. It’s a relatively short time, but a lot can happen in two or three races, you know?”
The point he’s making: there’s another race on the horizon and another chance to get results.
Staying hungry, as Tony Stewart says is — “being ready to move on.”
That means drivers know the chance for the positive showing and the room to make gains in the 10 Chase for the Sprint Cup races, while a bit smaller in scope, is still very evident.
The optimum goal is consistency as the racing in NASCAR always is. Trying not to get your back against the wall, minimzing the bad, and making the most of the good.
“There’s no magic or anything.” says Juan Pablo Montoya. “You’ve got everybody that is fighting for the championship finish out there so you either finish up there or you don’t have a chance. If it’s good enough great, if it’s not, well, it’s not.”
Many fans have seen this as a pretty benign year overall in the sense of firey competition, noting the lack of a dominate one team effort.
“I think what you’re seeing this year is a much more competitive series.” finds reigning Sprint Cup champion, Jimmie Johnson “it depends on how you look at it. Some people like to see some domination and one consistent winner and I think it’s been NASCAR’s goal to make many winners and to not have a runaway and that’s kind of how this year has been.”
The key to staying hungry is pure optimism and hard work, doing evreything thing it took to this point to get you there.
“There’s going to be winners and losers.” says Mark Martin. “The only way you can make more excitement and more drama is stand a chance of mixing it up or changing the outcome if you want to really simplify it or at least put the element of change more likely. (My expectations) are to drive a fast race car and hopefully win a race. I’m racing.”
