I thought we were very lucky with the wind conditions. Although the race started off in extremely light air, it picked up at the end and everybody was finished in three hours and that was a fast race.

The speedway program is healthy. We continue to be committed to providing a good program this season for the race fans. We're excited about this year's program. It'll be another exciting season of races.

Coach McBride's wife . . . you don't see too many women, from another race, to be hugging a big, old black guy like me,

We are really in a race against the clock. He is doing really well right now, but we know that the muscles are dying a little bit every day.

Dennis and I and Crawford had a heck of a race. One minute, I thought Dennis was going to win. Then I thought Crawford was going to win. Then I thought maybe I could win it. It was fun.

I can't believe it. I actually thought I had won the race. I tried very hard. Based on previous races with Dan, there was no way I was going to give him much room, but he beat me anyway. I guess it was not meant to be.