Kasey Kahne Talks
Dodge did an interview with Kasey Kahne, here’s some relevant parts.
ON KASEY KAHNE FOUNDATION RACE
“Tomorrow night we’re going to do the second annual Kasey Kahne Foundation race at Skagit Speedway. Tony Stewart is out here. We flew out together, to come out and do this race. It’s going to be a good deal, a neat race. A lot of the Washington sprint car fans go to that and even some of the NASCAR fans. It’s pretty cool. We raise all the money and all the proceeds go to the Ronald McDonald House so it’s for a good cause.”
ON DIRT RACING
“I think it depends who you are and what you want to do with it. I really like to do about seven to 10 races a year. At the start of when I was in NASCAR I was doing 15 to 20 and then I factored down to about three or four. Now I feel like I can do seven or 10 and not have an affect on the NASCAR side of things, in any way. I like doing that and I think there are a lot of guys, who once they go and do it, then they realize how fun it is to race and not have all the pressure on you. Just race for fun and excitement and things, like you used to. It’s just something we like to do. I think you’ll see more and more of that for a while.”
ON THE RECENT TREND OF NASCAR DRIVERS RUNNING DIRT
“I don’t know why that is. Tony (Stewart) has always done it. Kenny Schrader has always done it. I’ve always done it. I came into the sport a little behind them but I’ve done it since I came in. Now you’re starting to see more guys. Even Bobby Labonte does it. He has his own team. Kevin Harvick. Clint Bowyer has always been a big dirt guy to go and race. Carl Edwards. Like I said I think once you do it a couple of times you realize how fun it is to race hard and not have to have all the pressure.”
ON HIS RACING HEROES
“I don’t know if I really have one. I have always had a lot of guys that I really liked. From people that drove my Dad’s sprint car when I was 10 years old until I was just about in the Cup Series. I was really a big fan of Jeff Gordon’s when I was coming up through the sprint car ranks. Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart just because of the way they got to where they’re at and the types of cars they races. But as far as a hero, I don’t know if I have one.”
-source: dodge motorsports-
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