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.
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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
When we get to the track, we're basically turned loose to the masses. And you'd better be willing to deal with that politely, slightly, lightly, all nightly whatever it takes.
Darrell Waltrip
It's hard to have a good time and do your job. We'd get our cars inspected we'd cover the car up and go to the beach. We'd go to the liquor store and buy a case of beer and sit on the beach or go sit in the lounge at the hotel maybe until it was time to come back the next day.
Darrell Waltrip
I think any older driver would find it different than it was five years ago.
Darrell Waltrip
Understand that the sponsors are the people that are making this sport happen. It's not the purses it's the sponsors. The sponsors want to be in Texas, they want to be in California, they want to be in Las Vegas.
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