Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Notes

Budweiser Race Preview

Dale Jr. Quotes for Rockingham: "It's great heading toward Rockingham with the confidence we gained at Phoenix. I may have to sit down and buy a Budweiser for the media guys that seem shocked this team can win at a non-restrictor plate track. If you're surprised, you need to pay attention. We've finished in the top-three ten times so far on almost every kind of track. That doesn't happen if you're just out there messing around. We've had a great season, and we've improved on every kind of track. We got a top-three on a road course, we won on a flat track, and now it looks like we have one hurdle left: Rockingham. It's the last track where we've just never figured it all out. I've never been completely comfortable, and it seems like we just need that extra little missing ingredient to get it done. But, we dodged the rain last week and were able to get some testing in, and I think we'll be improved. We've been better almost everywhere this season, so I expect to be better this week. Until there aren't any laps left, we're going to battle every lap to gain as many points as we can."

Dale Jr. and the No. 8 Bud Team at Rockingham
Previous Winston Cup Starts: 7
Best Start: 7th (Feb. 2000)
Best Finish: 15th (Nov. 2001)
This Race, Last Year: ST: 22nd / FIN: 34th

Race Time:
Pop Secret 400
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
1.017-mile oval, 393 laps, 400 miles
Sunday, November 9, 2003
TV: NBC-TV, 12:30 pm (pre-race) / 1:00 pm race start (All Times: Eastern)
Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN), or on a radio station or XM Radio near you.
Bud Pole Qualifying: You can tune in live for Bud Pole qualifying Friday at 3 pm on the Speed Channel.

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