I think any older driver would find it different than it was five years ago.
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These guys aren't having fun anymore, ... They have a lot of pressure on them. They have to perform and they have a lot of people they have to beat. When I was running, we had just a few people that we had to beat. You could have a bad day and still finish sixth or seventh. Now, if you are off a little bit, you finish 37th.Darrell Waltrip
We could have had media day in a pup tent. You came down here to race and you went in the garage and worked on your car. They tried to hype it up and add TV. There wasn't the intensity that you have in the sport now. People are getting pulled in so many different directions it's hard to have fun.
Darrell Waltrip
I love racing at Martinsville - always have. I've won there 11 times in the past, but knowing this is definitely the last time racing there does make me sad. I love the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series because it's a great place for these young drivers to get their feet wet, and it gives old guys like me the chance to go out and have some fun. But we're definitely one and done this time at Martinsville.
Darrell Waltrip
With a 16 million purse, it's pretty damn important, ... Just a few years ago, we only had a handful of big races that paid big money that you really wanted to win. It was Daytona, the Charlotte 600 they threw Indianapolis in there and the Southern 500. They paid you a 1 million bonus if you won three of those races. Those are the ones you set your sights on when the season started. Now, everything pays 1 million, and that has diminished the value of some of our bigger races.
Darrell Waltrip
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