"It was an awesome feeling
lap," said Riggs after grabbing the pole at Lowe's Motor Speedway. "Rodney Childers (crew chief) told me to put the car into
the corners as hard as I wanted to and it would stick and it really did," claimed Riggs. Riggs is also eager to win in order
to make up for losing the Coca-Cola 600 back in May due to a terrible last pit stop. The driver of the Valvoline/Stanley Tools
No. 10 Dodge is very adamant that he can get his first win this weekend.
Kasey Kahne was shaking
after his lap, but no worries, that's a good sign. "I shake all the time no matter what happens, but I am excited with our
lap and our car for this weekend." The driver of the No.9 Dodge ended up second though even with the case of the shakes.
Elliott Sadler will start
fifth on Saturday in his No. 19 Dodge. Sadler also stopped to make a quick comment about Evernham Motorpsorts. "It has been
a blessing. I don't know what type of problems they had over here, but so far I have had the time of my life these past few
weeks," stated Sadler.
Clint Bowyer, driver
of the No. 07 Jack Daniels Chevy has struggled at LMS, but was happy with how qualifying went. "We had a great turn around
from being 30th in practice to qualify in the top ten. I am extremely proud of this team," said Bowyer. Many believe that
Bowyer is also on the verge of victory and its manageable starting from eighth in Saturday's 500-mile event.
Tire Troubles: In May
there were a number of tire issues, but when I talked with Clint Bowyer, Jeff Gordon, and Brian Vickers all three were happier
with the left side tires that Goodyear had brought to the race track for the weekend. Fuel mileage is still a big concern
though and how it will be played comes Saturday night.
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2006 StockCar Review.
