Pontiac Racing quotes - Qualifying, Texas

JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 VALVOLINE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: "Loose. That's all I can say is loose. Everbody's gone a little slower than practice, but I was just way too loose, that's all."

YOU HAD A STRONG THIRD-PLACE FINISH HERE LAST YEAR - DOES THAT MEAN ANYTHING NOW THAT THE TRACK'S BEEN RESURFACED?

"That was a totally different deal then, but it is the same car actually, so I'm looking forward to the race. I think it will race good. This is more like a race setup anyways and it's been working really good for us, but once rubber gets off the racetrack, I can't get it to grip as good as I'd like to see. I think it'll be really good in the race, but right now we're not really happy with that."

AS PART OF YOUR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS RACE YOU'RE GOING TO BE THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH AT THE RANGERS GAME TOMORROW NIGHT - THAT'S GOT TO BE KIND OF EXCITING.

"Yea, I'm real excited about that. A Major League Baseball game, that's great. The Texas Rangers are a team that is always very well known, so it'll be a great time and I'm looking forward to it. Hopefully we'll get to meet a lot of great people, and of course we've got RadioShack on board which kind of put this thing together too, and obviously we've got to thank Valvoline since they're a
huge part of this race team. Like I said, we're looking forward to it."

HAVE YOU BEEN PRACTICING THROWING AT ALL?

"Nah, that would take all of the fun out of it."