Does early-season success lie with the teams rather than the makes?
“Absolutely. If you look at the teams that were up in the top five at Atlanta, those are all teams that have run well at Atlanta in the past. You have the Gibbs teams, the Hendrick teams, and DEI. If teams have good set-ups and the drivers and crew chiefs work well together at a certain track, then those cars are going to run well whether they are in a Dodge, Pontiac, Ford, or Chevrolet. Just look at Bobby Labonte (Atlanta race winner). He’s run well there in Pontiacs and he’s running well there in Chevrolets. At certain tracks, I think there is definitely more to the teams than there is to aerodynamics. I’m just a little disappointed that NASCAR didn’t take cars to the wind tunnel because I’ve always said that I’m all about the facts. Show us the facts and then we’ll all know where these cars stand.” Could this be the last spring race at Darlington? “Obviously with my success at Darlington, I would hate to see one of the Darlington races go off the circuit. But, I’ve always been a big
