Restrictor Quotes

We're looking forward to going back to Talladega this weekend... I'm as confident about our chances at a restrictor plate race as I have been in a very long time. Whenever we go to a restrictor plate race, we know that the 24, 15 and the 8 are going to be strong. All the Chevrolets gang up together because they know they are going to be tough to beat. - Elliott Sadler

We didn't make any adjustments. The engine is the best it's been in a restrictor plate race. I learned a lot. - Kasey Kahne

Tony is a true American racer. You can put him in any car on any track, and he'll be fast. He's good on the short tracks, the intermediate tracks, the restrictor-plate tracks and the road courses. - Jeff Gordon

There's absolutely no way in the world you could ever race like this. It was just totally out of control and asinine. So I got a whole new realm of respect for the restrictor plate. - Rusty Wallace

Restrictor plates you've got to rely on all the other drivers around you to make it happen, and that's hard to do. ... But I think the mile and a half tracks are perfect for this Chase. - Rusty Wallace

It is a huge price. Given how dominant Chevy has been in restrictor plate races, how do you pick a Ford here? - Micah Roberts

It has a small hole in the bottom and it's beveled at the top. It gives the driver throttle response. With a restrictor plate, you can't ever afford to let off the gas. - Bobby Hamilton

I think anybody that feels like we've slipped on the restrictor-plate tracks hasn't seen restrictor-plate racing for the last couple of years. I mean, I think that no matter what our seasons are like, what's happening with our team, we always seem to be pretty steady at restrictor-plate tracks. - Jeff Gordon