Little Trees 300 - Rookie Qualifying Quotes

CHAD BLOUNT, NO. 26 MILLER HIGH LIFE DODGE:

WHAT HAPPENED? "I made a rookie mistake. I had a good lap going and it just got loose. The driver got back in the throttle too soon and just couldn't keep up with it." WHAT IS THE CRITICAL PART OF GETTING THROUGH TURNS THREE AND FOUR? "You've got to have your wheels pointed in the right direction when you go through there. We had all that just got back in the throttle too soon and got it loose. It's a shame. It really is." HOW HARD DID YOU HIT? "I didn't think I hit very hard but we've got to roll out the backup. We've just got to make the most of it."

DAVID STREMME, NO. 1 YELLOW TRANSPORTATION DODGE:

"We ran a .72 in practice and thought that we would at least run a .60 but the car is a little tight. I think Cup practice kind of hurt us a little bit. They say this place changes a lot and it sure does. I feel like we still have a good car and we'll see what happens Friday night." THE CAR BEFORE YOU SPUN OUT. DID THAT HURT YOU ON YOUR RUN? "No. There was a lot of rubber laid down and the sun was in and out and you will loose a little bit of grip. Everybody is trying so hard here. We were just kind of on the tight side a little bit. We'll work on that in happy hour. We only did one mock run in practice so we'll see what goes on." HOW ROUGH IS THE TRACK? "I don't think it's that bad. I've never run here but I think Dover is a lot worse, real choppy. These are mediocre bumps."

CHASE MONTGOMERY, NO. 27 TRIMSPA PONTIAC:

"I don't know what's wrong. I don't know if it's me, or what it is. We came and tested a few weeks ago and actually tested pretty good. It's frustrating. We'll get it figured out in happy hour." HAS THE CHANGED FROM THE TEST? "No. This isn't the car that we tested in. It's hard to say. We were extremely loose this morning and the qualifying lap was terrible. I'm lost. I'm beating myself up over here."

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