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Exit in the gas, you know, ive got a little more wheel in it. i should be -- i should be taking this big oracle exit at some point be straightening up sooner and im driving the cars basically all the way out to the wall with this big x on it. >> really good information there that hes giving. what hes saying he cant get the car aimed right. back that up, okay, we need to make that car turn better in the center of the corner. so hes looking for the arc to come out and keep turning as you come off ...

Working on fuel mileage really checking that to see just how far they can go. they will try to do that at the end of the race. they will try to keep that track position. >> at the other end of the chase, the guy who just got in with a valiant effort of the last few weeks, brian vickers. his 83 cars. hes a chase rookie. he starts 26th here tomorrow. >> you see david and mcmurray in front of him. >> lets check in on the 83 car. >> they had a fuel pressure issue that put them behind the 8 ball. tha...

We dont see a win in the column for ryan newman yet but expect to see one of those or more and it could start this week. >> and it all starts with people wanting to come with two race drivers like tony stewart and ryan newman. they knew these drivers would give them everything they could on the racetrack and they like working with people like that. >> ryan newman starts 18th. tony stewart, by the way l. start on the outside front row. lets çóñiupdate the brian vico situation where he scraped ...

Thats incredible. he does that much desire and doesnt have a ride for next year and he feels like being in the race car is the best option for him. >> and if youre a driver, thats what you have to do. you have to keep yourself out there in front the of the other owners and maybe potential owners coming in the sport, keep them thinking about you and what you can do. and realizing that youre there to drive a race car. these guys all make good money but they were driving for nothing because its so ...

Small change area has made the car better. alan said that would probably be the case during this practice. little changes will make a little difference, especially turning in the corner, which is their biggest concern. the guy who hits that right here is going to win the race. guys? >> no doubt about it, dave. certainly they are dialing in. alan has been so good for mark martin this year. earlier you heard jaime talking about juan pablo complaining about the brakes too far. what are they talking...

Little from there and it ought to be simple. >> it sounds simple but it schblt all isnt. all of a sudden you have a different set of problems. >> it is an improving race car, andy. hes finished six and third respectfully. last time he made the changes, he said he needed to roll better through the center. he got them too lose and coming back in for a couple more adjustments. dave? >> on the other side of the garage, his teammate, david stremme, was fourth week in this mornings practice. i had a c...

To be surprising to them. >> each of these guys tell you they follow a little behind with this car. they have things really good. they didnt see there were that many directions they could go to and put them kind of behind the 8 ball right now. >> they started out yesterday 35th in practice. they were 23rd in this mornings practice. faster qualifying yesterday. carl gave kudos to the 16 team. in fact, we have been relying on them, using their setup, using their input to try to get better and carl...

The race shop during the week because this dodge team is working on stuff for 2010 and 2011. they dont want him to see that he is being asked to come to the racetrack and basically run the operation as a crew chief on race weekend. >> i have been in this situatiosituatio situation. pat childress was there. and i made the decision i would leave the next year. the last couple months of the season, i saved them the shock but, i tell you, it was a big divide in there. team trying to get ready for ne...

Practice here, car balanced, where they wanted it. they just wanted to see what it would do with fuel and fresh rubber on the car. they made basically no changes and sent him back out. >> thats a good thing to do. when you feel like have you a good car. made a lot of changes. gone through a series of things. then what you want to do is put a set of tires on t. build up the fuel. okay, this is what weve got tomorrow. how will this thing act? just make to changes and put four tires on and go out a...

Theyre getting done what they need to do, even though they did take the time to change it. but its important, andy, when you make changes, like you pointed out earlier, when you have big changes you needs to make, it could affect your performance. you need to take that team, even though you might lose a few minutes and it seems to be paying off, brians running good laps out here. >> vickers trying to get up to 1350e speed. >> heres a guy who has the speed and having a discussion there. juan pabl...