NASCAR-CUP: Phoenix II: Patrick Carpentier preview

PATRICK CARPENTIER QUOTES:

"Ray and Mr. Gillett decided to give me a shot and it is an unbelievable
opportunity. Obviously I know there are guys that have been running on
the dirt track all their life trying to come up. But sometimes it's just
timing. Everybody gets different opportunities. For us, what we did in
Montreal opened a lot of doors. I've been on an oval track since I was
five. When I got on the oval in the Indy cars at first it felt like home
because of that. But it will still be a challenge for me going to
Phoenix. We'll have to qualify the car on time and there is some strong
competition. We did a test in Kentucky a few weeks ago and it went well
but coming to the track here, it's a whole different animal. For me right
now I'm doing my fast lap on the fourth or fifth lap. But to do it on the
first and second lap is what we need to make this race."

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