5 Quotes by Butch Leitzinger

He wanted to come down and see what it's about. He said he's never been around the road course. Elliott Forbes-Robinson took him around in a van to show him where it went. He seems to be very excited. He's asking all the right questions about shift points and breaking points. Just the kind of boring things you need to know before you get in the car. I think he'll really enjoy it. It's a good friendly car that's fast.

Tony's the kind of guy who can just show up on race weekend, run four laps and he's ready - his first lap is perfect and on pace.

The way the wall is here, you can't see. As I was leaving the pits, they told me JJ is coming. Leaving the pits isn't the easiest thing here because of all the rubber. It was all about getting in front of JJ. We hadn't run that long o?n a set of tires before. It was a crapshoot and our o?nly choice. It was pretty unproven and quite a chance. Thankfully, the Michelins performed flawlessly, and James and the team did a fantastic job o?n the setup.

It's a fourth place, but it's almost like a win. We got in a huge hole the first day here with problems, but every member of this team kept digging and got us out of the ditch. I really can't say enough about their efforts. With the door problem at the end, Andy (Wallace) drove like crazy to keep his position. The handling of the car had to be just terrible, but he (Andy) put in a monstrous stint.

It was a furious race. Everyone was just flat out. It was one of the most furious races I've ever been in. The track didn't have much grip after it rained (earlier in the day). The car was just perfect on the turns that really mattered for passing, and that's what told the story.