Dale Earnhardt Jr. has gotten off to a great start in the 2011 season with new crew chief Steve Letarte. With the team chemistry improving more and more as the races begin to click off, Jr. Nation gains more hope and excitement. Dale Jr. however, is happy but is not ready to call it a good year yet. Here are some statements made by Earnhardt Jr. in Fridays practice and qualifying day at Bristol.
"I think we've just got to temper our excitement over what we've seen so far. Just got to temper your mood and keep working hard. Keep focused on how much further in the season we've got to go."
"It's just such a clean slate starting this season that it allowed me to sort of reboot a little bit," he said. "Me and Steve are getting along really good. Hopefully we can maintain that. That's going to be the challenge, really – maintaining our positive attitude and the communication and the consistency that's working right now."
"It's just such a clean slate starting this season that it allowed me to sort of reboot a little bit. Me and Steve are getting along really good. Hopefully we can maintain that. That's going to be the challenge, really – maintaining our positive attitude and the communication and the consistency that's working right now"
Talking about Steve Letarte, Jr. said, "He does a great job of just keeping you in the game. You're part of the puzzle and everybody needs to be pulling in the same direction. He's good at what he does, you know? There's no doubt about it."
Thanks to Jeff Gluck for the quotes
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