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Matt
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Kenseth answers fan questions once a week.
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August
2, 2008 |
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Tough break at
Indy. What would you do differently if you where
the CEO of Goodyear? What ideas do you have for
NASCAR about tire testing? Thanks.
Kenneth McDaniel II, Clover,
S.C. |
2008 Q&A
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I’m not a tire
engineer, but after the tire test if I wasn't
happy with result I would have built another
tire and tested again. Or chose a tire to race
that lasted more than 3 laps in test.
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Matt how do you
feel about returning to Pocono? It seems that
you’ve run much better there in last few years.
Lets put the 17 in Victory Lane there!
Ed Keating, Lake Ariel, Pa. |
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The June Pocono race
is the best we have ever performed there, so I’m
looking forward to tomorrow. It is a track where
I usually struggle.
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I was watching “NASCAR Confidential.” It was
about Race Control. I was amazed at all the
preparation. My question is how long does it
take to load the equipment and car back onto the
hauler, and get back to the shop, after a race?
Zack Gibbons, Naples, Fla. |
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The loading process
only takes about 30 minutes or so. They have it
pretty organized and everything fits in trailer
nicely. It depends where we are racing for how
long it takes to get back to shop. The shop is
in Concord, N.C.
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Hey Matt good luck
for the rest of the year. I saw your son race at
Madison, and I was wondering if there was a size
difference between his car and your Sprint Cup
car. Also if there is, does it affect the speeds
of the cars?
Stephanie Howell, Buffalo, N.Y. |
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The cars are so
different it is really hard to compare them. His
car is shorter, and wider, and about 700 pounds
lighter. That’s the biggest difference. His type
of car also handles much better and would be
faster at short tracks than a Cup car.
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I was at
Chicagoland and noticed that the flagman makes a
lot of signals with his hands. Can you even see
him when you’re at full speed? What do the other
flags besides green, black, yellow, checkered
mean? There was a blue one, etc.
Laura Bowles, Monona, Wis. |
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Yeah we see them.
Usually hand signals are just for one lap till
green, he gives us 10 fingers for 10 laps left
and 5 for 5 laps left. Blue flag is the move
over flag. When you’re a lap down and the leader
or lead lap car is approaching, they give you
that one to get out of the way.
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