Quotes from the NASCAR Las Vegas 400

Monday, March 2, 1998 | 6:07 a.m.

"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous. It ain't even close. The Fords have so much more downforce coming out of the corners, it ain't even close."

-- Ward Burton, on the Ford's advantage

"There was no patience, I drove as hard as I could every lap."

-- Johnny Benson, on his race strategy

"We were just loose, loose, loose all day long."

-- Jeff Gordon, on his 17th-place finish

"I'd give it a 10. It's a nice facility (and) there was three- and four-wide racing."

-- Jeremy Mayfield, on Las Vegas Motor Speedway

"The Fords could drive in three cars deeper, turn them and mash the gas two car lengths quicker, it's over. I knew. I saw it coming. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to see it."

-- Sterling Marlin, on the Ford's advantage

"There at the beginning, we were loose. We made some adjustments ... but that next to last pit stop killed us. We had a decent car, we just needed one more caution, but time ran out."

-- Bill Elliott, on his ninth-place finish

"Even when we were really, really good and thought we had all the right stuff, the Fords would just drive off from us. I drove into turn three and got up into the marbles and hit the fence. It was just a case of driver error."

-- Ernie Irvan, on his 30th-place finish