“So this is a great opportunity for me, Roger (Staubach, co-owner) and we are excited about being a part of it. By no means does it mean that we can step right in and to not have to learn our lessons I guess is the best way to say it. We know we are going to go through that period. We are excited about the opportunity and the competition of it all is what drove it to us to it.”
Q
DID YOU WATCH THE QUALIFYING RACE AND WERE YOU DISAPPOINTED YOU HAD TO FALL BACK ON A PROVISIONAL?
TROY AIKMAN
“I did watch it and everyone was hoping we could race our way in and not have to rely on the past champions provisional. Initially, Terry started there at the back and started to make some moves and we thought maybe he would get in a position to make that happen but in talking with the team after the race, they were happy with the car and Terry was happy with it and felt like it handled well.
“Although on the one hand it would be nice to say that we didn't have to rely on that provisional, but on the other hand, that is one of the reasons we have Terry Labonte in the event we had to use it. I know there has been a lot of discussion about that this week, but that is one of the rules that NASCAR had in place and we were able to take advantage of it. I think there is a big part of all of us that would have liked to have said we qualified in the race.”
Q
THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER QUARTERBACKS LIKE MARINO AND JIM KELLY WHO HAVE TRIED THIS WITHOUT MUCH SUCCESS, WHAT MAKES YOU AND STAUBACH THINK YOU CAN DO IT SUCCESSFULLY?
TROY AIKMAN
“Probably the same reasons those guys thought they would be successful. I don't know that anyone would go into this thinking they might not be successful or that it isn't going to work out for them. We haven't gone into it with any other expectations other than we are going to find a way to make it work. Yet, as I mentioned, we understand how difficult the sport is and how competitive it is. I think that competitiveness and the degree of difficulty in making it work is what makes it challenging for all of us.
