What's your frame of mind going into Talladega? Are you excited about racing on one of the sport's biggest stages or is there some concern because anything can happen? "You're always concerned but excited at the same time. The biggest difference in racing at Talladega is that anything can happen at any time, and most of the time what happens is totally outside of your control. At other racetracks you can see something start to happen and get away from it. At Talladega the smallest mistakes happen and it can instantly turn into a huge crash. You need a lot of luck to make it through the whole race. I know a lot of the drivers love racing at Talladega and the fans always love every second of it."

Can you have a strategy at Talladega or do you take what the racetrack gives you and work around that? "It's all about the driver that plays the game exactly right. These trucks punch such a big hole in the air that the draft can let just about anyone run up front. You'll see some drivers run up in the top-five and then a couple laps later be back in 24th. You'll see the field run two-by-two and maybe even three wide. If you make the wrong decision you can drop to the back of the field very quickly, and if that happens you need to be very patient and work your way back up to the front. It's going to rotate that way all day long. When it does, the most important thing the driver can do is stay patient and try not to force something and make a mistake. If that happens it can ruin the day for a lot of people in a big hurry."

Starr To Make Appearance For New Sponsor: David Starr and the Red Horse Racing team debut this week with a new primary sponsor, Zachry.  Starr will make an appearance at the Zachry recruiting booth on the midway at the Talladega Superspeedway on Friday from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.  local time.  He will sign autographs and meet fans as they learn more about "Zachry, an engineering, construction and maintenance provider", and the opportunities available with the company.

When you do get shuffled out in the draft how hard is it to stay patient? "It's very difficult. We're racecar drivers and we want to be at the front as much as we can and we want to get there as quickly as we can. But when you're out of   the draft there's not much you can do about it. Once that happens you have to just ride it out, get back in line, and restart that process of getting back to the front. Getting frustrated will start the big wreck. One wrong move will ruin everyone's day. Frustration is not good, especially early in the race. If it happens early, you can learn from your mistakes. Maybe you will end up learning something on lap 10 that helps you in the last ten laps when it counts."

How do you decide who to dance with in the draft? "You just have to see how it plays out. If you get lucky and can work with just one person that's a wonderful thing. But different situations play out. Usually it's every man for himself. It really doesn't matter until the last five or ten laps. I don't mind helping someone and I can be very patient early in the race if someone else makes a mistake. You cut them a break on lap 20 that you wouldn't give them on lap 80. But you need to be smart and watch who is doing what all day long. You want to know who can draft to the front and who can't. That way you don't make the wrong move late in the race."

What's it like to race at Talladega where all your heroes raced when you were growing up? "It's such a cool thing to experience. I saw all those guys race here when I was a kid and to race and have a chance to win, you just can't put it into words. I saw the Alabama Gang run a lot of races at the short tracks around Houston when I was a kid. Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison and Neil Bonnett were all heroes of mine. It would mean a lot to me to get a win at Talladega because those guys were so important to everyone in Alabama and to me too."

Starr at Talladega: This weekend will be Starr's third career start at Talladega Superspeedway. In 2006 driving for Red Horse Racing, Starr got caught up in a wreck in turns three and four on the last lap of the race, relegating him to a disappointing 24th-place finish. One year ago, Starr came home with an eleventh-place finish. He has completed every lap of competition, 188 of 188, in both NASCAR Camping World Truck Series' races at the 2.66-mile tri-oval. Starr's average starting position is 13.5 and his average finishing position is 17.5.