How do you keep this Miller Lite dragster team focused for 23 national events each season?
LaHAIE: Its the desire to be the best out here and they all have that desire. They are a pretty phenomenal team. To do what they do, I think it shows their drive. When we crashed the car in Bristol (Tenn.), we were back out there the next morning just like nothing happened. They were all a little tired, but we were all tending to business. Q: During the final round of qualifying in Bristol, Larry was involved in a spectacular crash that destroyed the dragster. How did the team handle Larrys crash? LaHAIE: The first thing was that Larry wasnt hurt. That took a big weight off our shoulders right there. When he jumped up out of that car, we all knew right then what we had to do. Before we ever got back into the pits, I was telling the guys the wrecked car needs to go here so we can look at it while everyone put the new car together. It felt as if it was something we had practiced. Obviously we hadnt, but we all got the work done. We were thinking about Sunday morning before the wrecked ca