A Quote by Bubba Wallace
We have a lot of guys from different backgrounds in pit crews and even in the front offices of NASCAR and race teams.
Quote Topics
Quote Author
Related Quotes
I always felt my role was like the pit crew in a NASCAR race, and President Obama was Dale Jr.- he's driving, and my job is to change the tires and get him back on the road.
I'm grateful for all the teams that I've played for, the fans, the organizations, the front offices, the list goes on and on.
I'm working with a lot of entrepreneurs and people launching new businesses. It's fun. It's what I've always liked to do and loved doing it in my years at NASCAR when we were growing NASCAR, building different lines of business and intellectual properties.
There are guys on different teams across the league who are bench guys, and guys who that - that's their role, to be on the bench encouraging guys to play hard and get good minutes.
You have different schemes for different teams. Some teams blitz a lot, and some teams drop eight in coverage.
We've got a lot of guys in here that are playing for pride and contracts and different things. Now that we are out of the race, guys are playing looser and you can see it in our play.
It is exciting for me to see the stats guys winning the battle and getting into MLB front offices.
I was friends with all different people and all different groups. And that led me to being friends with a few people who didn't even go to my school. Now I have the most amazing collection of friends of all ethnic backgrounds and upbringing and financial backgrounds.
I'm so blessed to have a chance to play 15 years in one spot. I know my position is different than most. But even in my position, guys that have played it this long, have probably already been with two or three different teams.
I was friends with all different people and all different groups. And that led me to being friends with a few people who didnt even go to my school. Now I have the most amazing collection of friends of all ethnic backgrounds and upbringing and financial backgrounds.
For most part, the rule of thumb is pretty much you're going to race guys hard the last quarter of the race and for sure the last run of the day. You're still going to give and take until that last pit stop.
And Dale Jr., Dale's son, and Dale and I all raced to the checkered - were racing toward the checkered, which would have been the greatest race in NASCAR history, I'm convinced of it, had we have made it that last quarter of a mile. But instead it became the worst race in NASCAR history when Dale crashed and died on turn four.
I know one thing. If a NASCAR driver ever got on the court with me, they wouldn't be able to keep up. That would be like me driving a bus in a NASCAR race.
Especially in today's age, when you're in the huddle with guys from all different backgrounds and all different ages, you have to be able to lead, get everybody on the same page, and do what it takes to win.
The day that Chase Elliott wins his first race is gonna be one of the best moments in NASCAR racing because of the fact of how impactful it will be for all of us in NASCAR racing.
I think I can work with different crews; I've worked with Bulgarian, Norwegian, Japanese, and Chinese crews. For me, the most important thing is the storytelling, and I'm really comfortable working with all kinds of languages.
Related Authors
Alex Zanardi Quotes
Italian
Driver
Chase Elliott Quotes
American
Driver
Chris Hoy Quotes
British
Driver
Christian Horner Quotes
British
Driver
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Quotes
American
Driver
Daniel Ricciardo Quotes
Australian
Driver
Denny Hamlin Quotes
American
Driver
Felipe Massa Quotes
Brazilian
Driver
Kevin Harvick Quotes
American
Driver
Kyle Busch Quotes
American
Driver
Kyle Larson Quotes
American
Driver
Lando Norris Quotes
British
Driver
Lewis Hamilton Quotes
British
Driver
Mario Andretti Quotes
American
Driver
Michael Waltrip Quotes
American
Driver
Susie Wolff Quotes
Scottish
Driver