Q. What are your thoughts about drafting? BORIS. Drafting is like playing chess in the middle of a mine field with people shooting at you. There's chaos all around you. You need to stay calm and think clearly. It's exciting and awesome, but at the same time it demands a lot of concentration.
I vaguely remember the line from the MBV/MB2 team after last year's Shootout; something about crying like a baby :-)
They should be happy this year so far with Daytona testing anyway.
Here's what Jr said last year during the race.
RADIO CHATTER: During the 10-minute break following the first 20-lap segment:
Dale Jr: "I'm outta control... this car is outta control. It's like there's no air on the car... I don't know what to tell ya- don't know what to expect with this car. It has no grip at all - sometimes I lose the front and sometimes the back. If somebody runs really tight on my right rear it's really bad. I don't like what we got here - I don't like the aero..."
Dale Jr. (as the entire field swerved to avoid safety trucks on the circuit during the slowdown lap): "Whoa. Is this where we do the 40-yard dash through the archery range?!"
Dale Jr. was unhappy with some of the maneuvers of his fellow drivers during the opening 20-lap segment:
"Damn, that's OK to drive that way goin’ for the win, but I don't know about that during a 20-lap segment. Some (idiot) holds you down low with only a foot or so to the apron... I'm gonna start knockin' some doors off here if they don't give me some room. When a car is on me like that, it's like I'm driving a sprint car through the tri-oval... I'm loose and hangin' on."