Rusty Wallace Quotes
We`re qualifying pretty good this year. It`s just a matter of time before we get the rhythm back going. I am looking at the points already. I know we`re only like 40 or something like that out of the top 10. (Actually, it`s 51 points.) Now I`ve got to get back up there and get myself up to the front.
I speak the truth. I`ve learned when to say it and when not. I`ve tried to carry the torch that Dale ( Earnhardt ) left behind and tried to be a good representative with all the rest of the drivers.
I want to go out on top, and above all I want to spend a lot of time with Patti and the kids, and I don`t want to be some invalid or hurt and killed because of something that went wrong.
No, I`m not frustrated, ... I`m very determined. I`m driving hard, and I`m determined. I`m not in much of a Mr. Nice Guy mood. I just want to get the wins and the finishes knocked for my team, my sponsors and my partners and get it right. It`s getting ridiculous right now.
It`s probably the biggest hole I`ve ever been in in my life going into there (Bristol),
But I`ll tell you this -- there`s no way we could be out there racing at those speeds. It was neat to be out there running that fast by myself, but it would be insane to think we could have a pack of cars out there doing that.
I told the guys, `Let`s not get crazy right now. We`ve got a year and a half to make that decision.` We`ll look at some guys out there and see what we can do. There`s been absolutely no decision made on any driver at all.
I guess my day is coming, ... I tried real hard. I just got nailed in the rear end on the last lap and turned sideways. I didn`t expect it.
I`m very concerned about safety,
I wanted to get out of the car and whip his rear end. The kid needs to calm down a little bit. ... He`s really frustrated for some reason.
