How important is Friday nights Crown Royal 200?
“Like every event we go to, it’s really important. The points are so tight, and it’s not really just the three of us up front. There are two other teams (No. 12 Penske Racing and No. 6 Michael Shank Racing) that are only 16 points behind. This is one of the events we love doing. Obviously, Watkins Glen has been good to Max and Brian and me, and to SunTrust over the years. It’s imperative that we win some races from here on out because there’s not a big spread between first and third. Going on what’s happened in the last couple of races, it always seems to be the same cars up front. We really have to do everything 100 percent correct —, pit stops, driver changes, everything. It’s incredibly important that we leave Watkins Glen in the vicinity of where we are now in the points, hopefully ahead. Even if it is ahead, it’s not going to be a lot ahead because the point differential between finishing positions is not very much.” With Friday’s race being 200 miles or two hours, is there mo
