Watkins Glen: Dale Earnhardt Jr. NASCAR Nationwide Race Preview
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Posted by SundayMoney on August 08, 2008 at 09:53:59:
DALE EARNHARDT JR., DRIVER OF THE NO. 5 GODADDY.COM CHEVROLET (ON SWITCHING FROM OVALS TO THE WATKINS GLEN ROAD COURSE.): "We don't do that much road course racing, and we rarely like to test road courses. Running the Nationwide car is really the best way to get acclimated with the track and get back up to speed. When you just run the Cup car all weekend like we do at Sonoma, you spend the first day just learning the track again -- at least I do. I feel like sometimes that puts me a little bit behind the eight ball. So I thought when they allowed me to pick and choose a couple races in the Nationwide Series, that would be a good reason to run Watkins Glen. I would be able to go in there and get a couple hours on the racetrack before I got in my Cup car. I thought maybe I could help my Cup guys by running better laps and getting better feedback to them for the car. It should be fun. I have a pretty good memory of winning there against Ron Fellows in '98. That really meant a lot to me to beat him there. I really respect him as a road racer."