TODD KLUEVER-50-World Financial Group Ford F-150 (Finished 7th)
"We had a really good World Financial Group Ford F-150. We were just off today in the pits unfortunately. My guys are normally really good and I'm not going to hold it against them. We gave up a lot of track position there, though. We did have a really good truck, something that would have been top five for sure, and maybe even fast enough to run with the leaders. I was driving my heart out trying to win for these guys, and they gave me a really good truck, and that's all I can ask for. It's one of the better trucks that I've had all year. It was, all in all, a good day for us, even though we didn't get the finish to show for it. We just needed to keep our track position that we. We started out eighth or ninth, I think, and then we pitted and were 13th or 14th on the restart and worked our way all the way back up to seventh or eight, and then fell back to 10th or 11th again on the next restart. It's unfortunate, but my guys have been really good all year, and I'm not going to hold it against them."

This was originally scheduled to be a night race. Did the fact that it was run in morning cause any issues for you setup-wise? "With practicing yesterday morning in the clouds, and it wasn't very hot out, it was probably very similar to what it would have been last night. We just kind of stayed with it, and fortunately it turned out we raced the same time we practiced. We were pretty good, just a little free to start, and then Mike Beam made some adjustments and they were really good. The truck really came alive the middle part of the race and it was really good the second half. Unfortunately, we couldn't keep our track position."

MARK MARTIN-33-Stonebridge Life Insurance Ford F-150 (Finished 8th)
"I had a lot of fun running the truck series again. I learned a lot. I knew I had a lot to learn because it's been so long, but that sure did show up there today. We kinda know what we need to work on next year and the next race maybe we'll improve on it. I certainly see where we can improve."

With the change in the schedule this weekend due to weather, will fatigue be an issue for you? "I don't think so. We've got a bunch of iron men here, and I don't think it will be a problem. I'm used to running 500 miles on Sunday and the truck and Busch races are shorter than that, so I don't see it being an issue."

Todd Kluever Raybestos Rookie of the Year Press Conference
"Our season has really been up and down. The first 12 or so races, I had a different crew chief, a different engineer and a different truck chief, and for whatever reason we really didn't click. We ran in the top five a couple of times and we ran 25th a couple of times, too, so it was really inconsistent and really frustrating for me. Just before Kansas, Jack made a change, and me and Ricky swapped crews a little bit. I got Mike Beam as a crew chief, and Hal Rolston as an engineer and Steve McCain as a truck chief, and for whatever reason we've really clicked. The last half of the season has been really good. We're lacking a little bit as far as aerodynamics, I think, with the Ford program a little bit right now, but they're working on it. The trucks that I drove at the end of the season were a lot better than the stuff we were driving at the beginning of the season, and that's thanks to Mike Beam and Hal, especially for doing a lot of homework during the season. The second half was great, I just wish we could have started the season off the same way. I really feel like we gave the first half of the season away. I really didn't feel we started competing and racing until Kansas. Part of the thing the first year is learning, and you can't learn anything if you're running 15th or 20th. You have to be in the top five running with the guys that run up there very week. It's been a great second half, and an up-and-down first half, but the only disappointment that I have is that we didn't win a race."

"I guess I have to thank Jack Roush for the opportunities that I've had already. It's pretty amazing what he has done as far as developing people's careers in the Craftsman Truck Series. Having four people come through his organization that turn out to be Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year is pretty impressive, but I plan on running again for Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year in the Busch Series next year, and in 2007 I'll be back at it again, running for Raybestos Rookie-of-the Year in the Nextel Cup Series in the AAA Ford Fusion. I'm excited about the future. All of the Busch plans are not finalized exactly at this moment, but I'm excited about it. They tell that if I can manage to pull off rookie-of-the-year three years in the row that I'll be the first person to do it. Greg Biffle was the only other one, but I think Jaime beat him out in the Nextel Cup Series."