Tony Stewart Phoenix Media Transcript

Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, met with media and discussed the learning process for the new race cars, Danica Patrick’s performance at Daytona, his opinion of the Phoenix International Raceway track, and more. HOW IS THE NEW CAR HANDLING? “So far, so good. We are just a little bit tight, balance-wise; but other than that it drives really good.” WERE YOU EXPECTING WHAT YOU FELT? “I didn’t know what to expect. It’s a new car and I don’t know how anybody knows what to expect until you get out and run it. So, you guys (media) are going to have the same questions for the next four weeks and we’re still going to be learning for the next four weeks. So, give us about four or five more weeks and we’ll be able to give you a lot more answers than what we’ve got today, so far, on what it feels like.” LAST WEEK WAS NOT THE WAY YOU WANTED TO START THE SEASON. HOW DO YOU GO FORWARD OR BOUNCE-BACK FROM IT? “Easy. We’ve left there (Daytona) 43rd (in points) and