Ray Evernham

Weve just missed it aerodynamically with the new body on this car,

We saw guys who had pretty good cars and they would lose a second or two on pit road and never be able to make it up. We decided to go after the more athletic side of it.

— Ray Evernham good

Weve qualified for the Chase for the championship for the second year in a row, but we have high expectations for this team, both for the remainder of the 2005 season and for next year,

— Ray Evernham expectations

We knew we had to be exactly right on the money to do this. We had a car again that was fast enough, and we had a problem in the pits.

— Ray Evernham money

Were excited about the opportunity to work with Scott Riggs,

— Ray Evernham work

When they told me, I dont know, I was blown away. I was fortunate to have a great team with Rick Hendrick and Jeff Gordon and all the Rainbow Warriors.

— Ray Evernham war

We are already planning for next year, and we recognize that we need to make several changes to regain the momentum this team had earlier in the year and to ensure we have the right people in the right places to win races and a championship.

— Ray Evernham change

We are going to run the full (NASCAR Craftsman) Truck Series. We are going to run six Busch races and probably six or seven ARCA races. At this time, its the best way for our program. Our ultimate goal is to get Erin Crocker to be competitive at the Nextel Cup level. We are just looking at changing our steps a little bit, and we feel that the plan now is a little better plan than we originally came up with.

— Ray Evernham time

He just doesnt feel like his cars felt like last year.

— Ray Evernham

Hes had some bad luck, and now, people are unhappy. I guess thats to be expected.

— Ray Evernham people

Hes very interested in being a team owner, and I want to help him get started just like Rick Hendrick helped me get started,

— Ray Evernham art

I dont know if NASCAR should be concerned, but Im concerned. Really, theres a part of me thats concerned, and theres a part of me that takes my hat off to Jack Roush. Its pretty amazing what the mans done.

— Ray Evernham art

I cant stand here and say its the guy with the most money. I think its the guy that, right now, has got the best stuff.

— Ray Evernham money

I cant ever remember him not responding in a clutch situation,

— Ray Evernham

I cant ever remember him not responding in a clutch situation. Hes what I call a big-money player. Whenever there was a big challenge or big money on the line he would seem to step up.

— Ray Evernham money

If somebody has come up with a solution that works on the race track, I have not seen it. If it was the Wind Tunnel 500, we would have won that by now.

— Ray Evernham work

Im not really a gambler, but I know if you go to Vegas and bet five numbers instead of one that your odds are better of winning. His odds are certainly better than anybodys right now.

— Ray Evernham body

Im working on my stuff to get it going fast. Thats what Ive got to race.

— Ray Evernham work

Im very loyal to my friends and family in New Jersey. When someone I went to high school with calls and asks for help, Im going to do what I can to get the word out.

— Ray Evernham family

If youre going to race it, youve got to have it. Youve got to build it. Youve got to test it. Theyve got to design a tire around it. Theyve got to get settled in on the rules. The rules for that car are not settled in yet. What are the aerodynamic rules for that car? Ive got to build 20 of them, but there are no rules yet. The clock is ticking.

— Ray Evernham you

If you finish 43rd and the other guys finish in the 20s, theres still a lot of cars separating you. If you want it to come down to where all 10 guys have a shot, then it would be great to just be racing 10 guys.

— Ray Evernham you

Just like major corporations move their leadership teams into new assignments every 12 to 24 months to expand their experience and collectively build the organization, we want to share our Group IQ to increase our performance and success,

— Ray Evernham success

Last year we just couldnt really figure out what the car wanted. We felt like there was a lot more potential. ... My guys ... were right.

— Ray Evernham potential

Most of the sponsors and partners you deal with are interested in what your Joyce Julius television numbers are, what your number of impressions are,

— Ray Evernham art

NASCAR has done a great job branding, a great job marketing, helping everyone with business. But, right now, its time to focus on what competitions going to be five years from now.

— Ray Evernham time

Scott has shown he can be a winner in NASCARs Busch and Craftsman Truck series and we look forward to getting him to the winners circle next season in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in the No. 10 Valvoline Dodge Charger.

— Ray Evernham war

Really, theres a part of me thats concerned, and theres a part of me that takes my hat off to Jack Roush. Its pretty amazing what the mans done. I dont think that NASCAR can be concerned, because everybody else had the same opportunity Roush had. Hes been able to capitalize on it.

— Ray Evernham art

Pit stops have become such a big, big part of our sport. Im proud to see theyre starting to get some of the recognition I think they deserve.

— Ray Evernham art

Right now, the car has not completed a successful test. We need to get that done first. They need to settle down the rules, and they need to find a direction and then well build them.

— Ray Evernham success

No matter how good he is, theyve got to step up.

— Ray Evernham good

The biggest difference between an athlete like Michael Jordan or someone we always compare Jeff to is the fact that those guys can rely largely on their athletic ability. In our world, no matter how good your athletic ability or your driving ability, you still depend largely on whether youve got the car to get the job done.

— Ray Evernham world

and were going to lend our trucks and truck drivers to take some product down there.

— Ray Evernham end

The more aerodynamics become involved, the more Dodges seem to suffer,

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Erin not having raced on pavement a lot and not having raced traffic and things like that, we felt this would be a better way to get more experience racing without having all the pressure. In fairness to her, I want her to learn without people running all over her all of the time.

— Ray Evernham time

Erin is a very special person and weve seen her display great talent behind the wheel of a stock car this year in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Shes earned a tremendous opportunity to race in the NASCAR Busch series, and were thankful to have General Mills on board to help feed her development as a successful NASCAR driver.

— Ray Evernham success

Its pretty stressful. I think last year we were even in a tighter spot. It was even tougher back then, ... Unfortunately your team is rated now on whether you make the Chase ... and everything you do all season long, no matter how good or bad you were, people are going to look back and see if you made that Chase.

— Ray Evernham people

Its like having three kids and two are doing well, but youre more concerned about the one who isnt. Weve got to figure out why theyre struggling.

— Ray Evernham you

Its like having three kids and two of them are doing really well. Youre more concerned about the one who isnt.

— Ray Evernham you

Its a big issue, but as with any sport, thats what happens. Whats enough? At some point youve got to say, Its enough. Heres what were going to do; thats all were going to do. But then you have agents and you have all these people. They want more, more, more, more, more. You can only do so much.

— Ray Evernham people

Its a tough blow. Its a real kick in the pants, but the only choice is you either quit or go on. You dont want to quit, so you just have to put it behind you and go on.

— Ray Evernham choice

Its a real kick in the pants. We brought a car that was fast enough to make it on time and had a problem with a gear in qualifying. We knew we had to be exactly right on the money (today), and we had a problem in the pits.

— Ray Evernham time

It just blows me away. For the honor to come from people who know the business means a lot more than anything else youll ever get. This means a great deal to me.

— Ray Evernham people

Itll set us back some, but we dont know yet how far. Weve got to fight hard. I think were probably a little bit further ahead with our program than Robby was at that time because weve got cars done, weve got things done.

— Ray Evernham time

Is she ready to start her Busch career? Absolutely, ... Is she ready to win? No. She performed above expectations in ARCA.

— Ray Evernham art

Is she ready to win? No. Is she ready to start her Busch Grand National career? Absolutely.

— Ray Evernham art

Theres a good chance there will be some announcements coming up about Anthony teaming up with somebody else that we supply motors for, ... We are working on that, but Anthony is one of the choices for a development driver.

— Ray Evernham work

This is the next step in our quest for a championship,

— Ray Evernham

You wont. (Roush) didnt either, if you remember. He went from one car, and then when he added a second car, it wasnt very good. And then the third car was worse. So he struggled for a while, too, as did Hendrick and everybody else.

— Ray Evernham good

The Charger we believe still has a lot more potential in it than the Intrepid.

— Ray Evernham believe

The job of the crew chief has certainly changed since I held that position, ... Today, the job of the crew chief is almost too big for one person. When you consider the growing responsibilities of managing the big picture for the team, overseeing all of the details for each race weekend, guiding all of the people and still having time to focus on the competition, its a challenge.

— Ray Evernham time

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