Bobby Hamilton Jr., seeks to 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship

Bobby Hamilton Jr., seeks to 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship

ON PRACTICE “Our Fusion drove real good. This is the biggest short track you’ll go to because it’s all about chassis a lot of times. The majority of people that we passed lifted because their tires wore out. The good cars can run wide open here and the bad ones are going to have a long day on Saturday. That’s how you adjust this race car. Qualifying does not matter too much here. In practice we went all the way to the back and got out of the draft by about 100 feet, then we were able to catch-up to the pack. As long as you can pass, run on the top or bottom and as long as you can run wide open and we can. A lot of the guys out there can’t run wide open, but we can and we had a real productive day. I’m happy with our results today.”

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE DAYTONA MOMENT? “Everybody remembers their very first time here, but the novelty wears off just a bit when you’ve been here as long as I have. Anytime you can start the year off at a place like Daytona it’s fun. Trust me, there was a time earlier this year that I didn’t think I was going to be here, but I’m really excited to be here now. Coming to the track the other day, looking around and taking a deep breath of the air here, this is really a highlight of my year so far.

This is Daytona; it speaks for itself. You can ask short tracker or any racer in the world; just to be a part of this and here is a memory every year. Because one of the greats are going to win the 500, some of the greatest have won the 500 and some of the greatest have won the 300. When you cross the finish line on Saturday, you’re one of the 43 that crosses that same line – that of itself is a wonderful thing.”

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