What are the keys to Las Vegas Motor Speedway?
“The track has changed over the past few years, and since last year the tire has changed. The tire change is going to be the biggest obstacle to overcome just because you have to figure out how it is going to react to the car and the racetrack. The No. 5 Hendrick car came out here a month ago and did the Goodyear test, so we’re using their notes and what they learned to give us a baseline to get started with the first practice on Friday. With the tire being different, we’re probably going to start out in race trim on Friday just to get Ryan used to the tire and its differences. Then, hopefully, we can go out there Friday afternoon, get a good starting spot, have a clean race and leave Las Vegas with a good finish.” Bad luck aside, talk about the accomplishments of this team so far and how you and Ryan are gelling? “The things that are happening to us, we can’t control. We can only control the things that we can. Yes, it’s tough and it’s frustrating for all of us, but we just try and ke
