Scott Riggs Quotes (16 Quotes)

Everybody is complaining about the right front tire. It's hard to really get the car freed up enough. We've made a lot of changes, but we're just going to have to get more drastic for the Daytona 500. ... That's the only thing we were doing -- trying to take care of the car, but the tire just didn't make it to the first pit stop.

It just makes me nervous about other people, not knowing what they are going to do, how aggressive they might be and what kind of mistakes might be made.

It's pretty windy out there, so it's not as fast as it was yesterday. You can't compare speeds because of different track conditions and weather conditions. It's good to see we can be the fastest under these conditions this week. It makes us feel like we've got a top ten car.

It was good for us, ... We wanted to actually scuff our tires yesterday but didn't get a chance too. So, the first lap we really slid around a lot and it finally started coming in on our second lap. That's when we picked up a lot. I am really happy with that.

To be here and miss this race, it's bad and I hate it. This is something we knew could happen coming in here with a new team. But this isn't the end of our season. It's just the beginning.

I've never had any kind of trouble with them on or off the race track, ... They're two teammates that I feel like will be good to work with.

Having an owner who has so much responsibility and authority over your team and your career and to have a proven winner and racer at heart is a perfect match. You've always got someone you can go to and ask technical questions. No matter what it is, he'll understand it and be able to shed some kind of light on it.

It seems like we're either hit or miss. We're either right on and in the top 10 or we're way off and something happens and we finish in the 40s. We've ran good in a lot of races, but motor troubles, getting caught up in other people's wrecks and things like that seem to keep happening.

There is grip everywhere. There is grip all the way to the top of the race track, and that's going to be the key to making sure we open up a second groove and there is good side-by-side racing.

I am a little nervous just because of the situation we're in. I am not too nervous because I know we have got a good car. The only thing that makes me nervous -- I know we can get there, I know we can go to the front.

I think with the way these cars are so aero-dependent, if you can catch the guy in front of you and get up beside him, he's going to have to check up and you're going to end up being side-by-side with him,

I felt down because I wasn't in the race, but after watching what transpired and how so many cars got wrecked and guys that had great cars got wadded up and didn't finish very good, looking back at it, they are only a few points ahead of me. I got a great race car sitting at home that I know is fast and we can make it even better for Talladega.

It's good for all of us, especially the way we've been the last couple of months, ... We take gambles like that all the time, they just never pay off. It paid off this time.

It sounds to me like he just has a guilty conscience.

I just got loose in the turn. The track was pretty slick at the beginning of the race and I got sideways and got into Kurt. I hate it for him.

We feel pretty confident. We feel like we can be in the top 10 in qualifying. The good things about it is I think we've got a car that can qualify in the top 10 and draft well at the same time. That's important.