Lowe's Motor Speedway
Little Trees 300

Lowe's Motor Speedway

On Charlotte: "I like going back to Charlotte because it's the track I have the most experience on. We're taking the same car that we had at Kansas and the guys are working hard to get it back in shape. We just discovered this car at Michigan where we qualified fifth and then qualified eighth at Kansas. We had been told it wasn't that good a car but we found out differently...Charlotte's going to be tough because everyone who has a Busch car seems to enter that race."

Team MVP Award: "I started a new incentive program for my Harrah's team which is the Most Valuable Player award. All the major sports teams have MVP awards for their games so I started one for my team. Everyone votes their choice for most valuable player on race weekend and gives a reason why. The MVP gets an extra $50. Besides providing everyone an incentive to perform, it provides an opportunity for feedback through the written comments. Our crew chief Jon Wolfe won the inaugural MVP award. This team works hard and puts in some really long hours. I wanted to reward them in a tangible way and let them know that their efforts are appreciated." Of the 14 team members, 13 travel on the weekend. Dan Ralph, who manages the shop while everyone is gone, is the only one not eligible for the award.

On Kansas: "When we unloaded we were 29th but we kept improving the car. We felt like we had a really good qualifying package and I was able to cut a good lap so we wound up eighth. In the race, I got hung out on the start and then when I did get in, Matt Kenseth used the apron (which they said you couldn't do in the driver's meeting) to get under me and I got freight-trained again. I take some blame because I was too impatient. I drove the car too hard and got it out of shape, which allowed guys to get under me. We also figured that we went the wrong way on the gearing, I needed more power coming off the corner whereas I had it going in...When Randy Tolsma spun, everyone checked up so I braked. I went up to the second lane to avoid hitting cars but then I couldn't bring it back down because there was no grip up there. I got caught up in the wreck. But the guys did a great job changing the radiator, and when we got back out we were running lap times in the top 12. So we still had a pretty good car." Foyt placed 30th.

Official NYPD hats from the New York Police Department will be worn by Foyt's team during the race. Harrah's donated $1 million to the families of the police and firefighters who were victims of the September 11 attack.

Points standing: Foyt is 23rd in the points; he has earned $355,437 to date.

Best Busch Series Start: 5th at Michigan International Speedway on August 18

Best Busch Series Finish: 12th at Talladega Superspeedway on April 21