Nationwide Post-Practice Quotes -- Road America ... Villeneuve and Ranger

NASCAR Nationwide Series … BUCYRUS 200 presented by Menards

Post-Practice Quotes

JACQUES VILLENEUVE (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/T) "Practice started well for us today.  We were really quick on older tires. As the track rubbered in and we put on new tires, the car didn't work anymore.  We have to figure out why.  But at least at the end of the race you're on old tires and that's where you need to be aggressive.

"You have to start at the front, so you're out of trouble on the start.  That's the main thing.  We've been running in the top three all day.  Hopefully, we can carry that on tomorrow.

"The engine is working well.  The whole car is working well.  We were quick out of the box.  I've been racing before when the power wasn't there; that really makes your day difficult.   Now, we seem to be doing well down the straight line, that helps."

TODD GORDON (Crew Chief, No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/T)  "I think we made pretty good gains in the first practice.  We got off on our adjustment about the third run of the second practice and really started chasing it, but we found it.  We really felt we had pretty good speed there the second to last run on old tires.  We got a lot of speed.  We just have to go back to that baseline.  I feel like we've got something pretty competitive and Jacques (Villeneuve) is doing a great job with the Discount Tire Dodge.

"Jacques is a talent to work with and a joy to work with.  The car has good speed in it.  I feel like our balance is pretty good.  I look for us to be up front."

ANDREW RANGER (No. 53 Waste Management Dodge Challenger R/T) "We missed the first session of practice, but got the car ready for the second session and was P6 (sixth fastest).  I'm really happy about that.  We had a little problem with the brakes, a little problem with the fuel pump.  It's a brand new car.  I was a little bit nervous today about this, but it's normal.  For tomorrow, I'm really excited.  The car has a lot of power, a lot of horsepower.  I'm really surprised about it.  At the end of the straightaway, I was able to catch people."

From Denny Darnell for Dodge Motorsports PR