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| Raybestos Rookie Practice Notes: California
02-22-2007 | TruckSeries.com Report
Aaron Fike was the top Raybestos Rookie in both practice sessions today at California Speedway. Fike posted the ninth-best speed in the final practice this afternoon, which was cut short by rain. Aaron Fike, No. 1 Red Horse Racing Toyota: The final practice was cut short by rain. Is that a disadvantage? "I think it hurt me because we didn't get to run. We were going to make a long green run and then come in and make a qualifying run so we only got to make a qualifying run so I think it hurt us a little bit. I think we've got a pretty decent truck. I just need all the laps I can get so that's what we were trying to do is get as many laps as we could, but obviously the weather didn't hold out." How much track time do you have here? "I've ran a Busch race here but we didn't run very well . Something happened and I don't remember how many laps we ran. I've got a few laps around here but not in a truck." Will the rain today change the track for qualifying and the race? "I don't know. I've never been in a truck before. Hopefully it gets a little more rubber out there before qualifying because I was pretty free." Tyler Walker, No. 36 360 OTC Toyota: The final practice was cut short by rain. Is that a disadvantage? "It's going to hurt us in qualifying because we didn't get a run. So I'm going to have to be a little patient in qualifying and feel the truck out which might hurt us because usually it's your first lap that's your best. I've got to go out there and be smart and get a solid qualifying run in. Hopefully we'll have a top-10 qualifying run and have a top-10 finish tomorrow." Willie Allen, No. 13 Thorsport Chevrolet: How much of a guessing game is it to set the truck up so you qualify and race well? "I don't know. We're still trying to figure that out exactly. If it's good for qualifying then it seems to be free at the start of the race. I know that Lance [Hooper, crew chief] and the guys will come up with a good balance and I think we'll have a truck for tomorrow and we're looking forward to it. I hope we have a top-10 tomorrow night in the race and gain more experience and make it to the end ." Is the most important thing to run all the laps in the race? "Oh yeah, exactly, and stay out of trouble. We got caught up in some stuff at Daytona and I just want to finish the race for the guys."
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