The Straight Line - Feb 23

Were stage for another run the nitro fuel NH RA talk. It's the straight line. Presented by O'Reilly auto parts with a Marty off and ten time NH RA winner Doug Herbert. Rocky by Hercules iron. Now you're your old dog and Marty. This is the first one on track racing thing for stopping by our half hour or appreciate being with us. The winner of the top fuel division of the winter nationals and well as well as the defending winner of the Arizona national. If Richard will be here. The burn out as completely and we're set to launch another edition of the straight line. Wherever you may be Coste drove around the country this is straight line on rightly think at some are. I'm Marty tough here in the Concord, North Carolina studios that motor racing network. Joining me on the telephone line from Southern California as he was last week. Is our tenth time NH RA national event winner Doug Herbert this here. And Doug you have the opportunity. This we get it you talk about or John force talks about preaching the gospel bit NH RA won't eat you've been there now for a couple of weeks to this kind of bring everybody adapted it would you've been doing with breaks in Southern California well. We started out okay Diego we had a great week in our marriage Diego. A lash. Week and a half or so much they're going around visiting and television is it and do radio just got done pure and that cart our show and Adam Carolla are out of all of you know I would watch that man showed that it was so. Pretty funny and but I didn't realize what are our Gary as so. And a lot of undue that in just. You know food is hanging out here in Indian thing that I am working with. California on the democratic APN I would patrol it. They're Diego leash and a martyr and you know all that people around here that have been really supportive of breakthrough. And you know it's easy you had an email to talk over the arm when you go meet based situation. It's a whole different thing. Coming up here in a couple of minutes we'll talk to the winner at the winter nationals in the top fuel division we appreciate it. I'm hesitant to say that issue there may be a new sheriff in town. But I don't think it would be a stretch to see me be in new deputy in town she put what an autumn a couple of weekends ago in Pomona. Well you know. She's going into the entry computed as good if Indy champ winning her first ever top fuel race last year. And now you know coming off when and or second popular race last week at Pomona which bigamy when a moderate wouldn't mind we've talked about it militia as a it. Wondered if a model so big so new sheriff in town I don't know I guess we thought he would ask. Tony Schumacher and and John Wright debacle at. Like yeah sure you. They are communicating better right now the way the car ran last week. It was not this is about structure. Eight I and she's not just a pretty face a mean. You know what. This is not a new thing females and motor sports some of armor successful some of them are not some of them get a lot of attention. You know because they've got a bright personality or they've got a pretty face but when you go out. In win like she did today she didn't back into this she earned every one of those rounds in getting to the final round in in winning the gold mauling at the end it at the end of it. Her performance has been very very good. Over the last two well over the last season helped pull in 2016. In opening 2017 as well. Well. You know I think last year she was kind of trying to put a little patch here attached to get there now but on each come around to really under right. I don't know they're under and ordered the majority of the year that. That's pretty big role. Scare. You know she's dead and Schumacher right to Al can you go be an issue markers. Where they've Warren. Not a championship. And probably aren't quite a few between right. Tony in the corner of the Soviet there haven't. Experiential. It seemed all back or going to be you know it would be. It's not going to be. You're not gonna make it easier on everyone else and get should be you know cars that are good lid has a good job in the car and you know the bottom line is. Yeah America but the worry is she's cute with a worship she's a cute. Woman she's. Outgoing chief well spoken and that's good or drag you not like old gas station and operate our. And a truck trailer and she she doesn't get done get it done so I think. You know while I'm. I'm glad to hear out there doing well I wouldn't be surprised at. They keep earned on. I got a late last week and one of the most impressive run out though was heard the term. At least 72 or three I mean that was a really good and so the villain in his humor bird it is definitely happy feet from the you know I mean they're not probably gonna go out there and win the championship right I'd just seen in this day and go out there and run negative and not blow up. It's Kuerten here for them. We talked to Matt Hagan last week about. The horror being so different ways too whether it be or is. Very same I should say. Across the board. Whether it be and funny cars or dragster there's not a lot of secrets out there and these cars for the most part. Or running really close together. So the driver is really making a difference no longer can a driver say and I think there is there was a period of time where if you had a really good car. You're. Stance that your your attitude was if I just make it consistent like if spike is just do the same thing over and over. I'm gonna win more rounds than not nowadays the driver. Is making a whole lot of difference because these cars are so close together your thoughts on certain. Well I yeah I think those days are gone. Every right you go out there and look at the lights and at and aren't. That Tony's chief torrents I mean very. Canada. Good lie every single time and their cars ran good every single and choke on out there and knowing that you have to perform like that I don't know why I think you do it brings out the barracks and everyone. New poll the other lane from those guys you know looking at we actually I'm from Pomona. You know very few. Iraq and I'm over into the when you have reaction times like that. In and most of them like and turned it down haven't you know 030 I didn't ever so lightly and I got lightly as you're gonna pull out there and currents and sharp Britney worked at a ward off or light well. You know one out all right that's gonna remember army rages. On chart yeah and and you what you. You've you better get your act here you better. Have I'm a little bit. Medication Simon knew her what it given you what it get a case could be your concentration level alert agent beat. Where you can treat that like a Milan Indian tribe up all and get in the zone when you get in the car you better he would. Can you get into another driver head. Knowing that. That driver may leave on you and me leave on you big is there a psychological difference if you're an and Ron Brown. And you've been cutting 3040 lights all day you get to the final round. And knowing that. Hey I better be on my game can you really get into somebody's head if you're you know that the guy that's been leave it all day. I don't know I don't think he'd get a bit. He says to me dug a ladder and garner only now you're you're you're you're not gonna give Ed. I mean you can't train rolled up a little bit. The go up there is a little asterisk is a little slower or Flickr the top light by owner and a little bit deeper and you can do that. But you gotta keep in mind that next time you race them and you know which is gonna happen probably more this year than a lot of years. Look at her less cars. Which when you pull something on somebody that actually go to the study were against them you better be ready because they're gonna be something you so. You just got these cider you know if you're gonna mess you up or they gonna mess them up and some items. Paula you're trying to met was somebody out and about our values. I don't know I having the best. They need to do really just all of their racer car you don't you candidate in this day and age now comes down to the final round that's a little bit different I'm. You know if you're content 030 Euro or light obviously you don't wanna rule in that. Eat but the fact is direction during the course you get visitor of the better off York and the so there's no way try to final round. Yet in no doubt about that for years and I'm not gonna save for years but it there're there're couple years there where you led. Top fuel in. In leading. Did you feel like you had an advantage over some of those guys when you pulled up into the beams. You know I I think I get a lot of times I. You know I can get my children just such a good so I get in the car like a part of the car and when the car runs well or. You know when you when you really feel like. You have to have a better reaction time is maybe your car's not earnings are well you know the tutored side to them but yeah I think that we would go up there are. When I was really on my game and I could tell my crew chief Eric. Make sure the cargo on the track because I'm gonna look for regardless Terry might just make sure we go down as he bluntly you're never gonna win so. Yeah I think there's some. I think there are true that a few. But then on the other hand when your cutting or like you really are on the ball and guys that are racing if they're kicking shots you do. So they're gonna go up their gas on the light or their crew chief as you're up or heard in order for a lot of younger worker Rama you you know. Sure I'm hoping you got to go out there that you should that you care and every single time and you know the competition. Level at the op. And are you showed up in funny car. Top fuel and pro yeah adverse side by giving the competition is so good view there's there's not a big. The advantage I don't think anybody can have now. Are my friend thanks free tablet really appreciate it we'll let you be to my right here next week and looking for. Look here next week all be keeping an extra week and we're gonna be a model as we get a break you know and he fears earlier put on the breaks dot org. For more information thanks Doug. I guess. Coming up Leah frigid. Oh yeah. 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Thanks for being with us on the straight line this afternoon. And joining us on the telephone line right now is the winner. The top fuel division in the at the winter nationals and also the defending winner. Of this weekend's race it's wild horse pass and Arizona. Leader Pritchard joins us live first of all congratulations. Great run this weekend at Pomona. Absolutely thank you so much on it it would I view it. Ali's great he is a word that it is that they're really hard to come by. No doubt we just said Doug Herbert on the telephone he's down in Southern California right now with the brakes program but we asked him about. Winning at Pomona he's a Southern California guy he's always said that one of his biggest wins was promoting your Southern California girl. How big it can you imagine ever. Winning at Pomona. I can get going and Mattingly. A long long time ago I mean I do it every time I don't think I've met Graham a winning somewhere as much as I'd imagine. Mona and it took a little loud on it and really think and I mean. Knowing that not that many now for one have an errand to being. You know. It is they're so much about it but it's great that the then we had a lot of I expect Asian art team a lot of people out I expect it Brad up at in. And it was I think the word to describe that and why it was gratifying and a team and I. On August but Doug is right Mona as a big deal that's where so much and it Terry and art are agri in. History was founded and boring and we're the past. And it changed throughout the year and the generation. But I think what's really cool is that I get you know I'd like Italy India are. In Kenya lean am's music that that amount went back. We'll talk about eliminations hearing in just a minute and the absolute murderer's row that you had to face. In in eliminations but qualifying. The weather was going on Friday and Saturday is trying to get inside whether windows and everything else but your crew. Is that you down that the track. For a 367. They got to the pole in first round bye. How much confidence did you have going into Sunday eliminations after that huge run on Saturday. I have to say all of that was really really cool unique feeling that I've only Iranians. A couple times before it art art on Eric you know last year. That it out of our. Alchemy we have a convert it and I know that we are at the laying it down like giving everything we've got. At that really well and that we're going to do it going in Iraq. Jail on battery on you all are no. The company and actor I think what different than any other race or really rare is that. We weren't just going out there is trying to beat number one to beat number one there are a lot on the line ever the Ira on the line and I'm long ball. Start with is not like that out. That way at the app. Of being number one we have the pirate confidence going into it and that Sunday. It would be an heightened that it seek that we have one actor Ron not detect anything that'd be all by. You edit a little bit and your window is much larger they know in a plane in a court laid down all of seventy. And and we were able to bid at and I'd look at it it with the rest of the pack now at the ride her. Going in the back. You look at an act not at its screen. And in practice and that'd be highlight and you're really not much you wanna pretend that you're up on. Against them via effort out there is no other nine but I heard round hitter against the at a competitor so I wanted to packet around. Of elimination against the aren't. You are out of one up on the eerie not to do it by its first round leader that it speaks right and that is an and deep beat somebody art background really our first round but we had a nice run at it. And ultimately we were or you're able to get the job on every round. For those that may not know when you run Steve torrents of course. You're also running your husband who has a crew member honesty towards this team. How win or lose what's that like after words though when you get back to either of the bus for the hotel or or whatever when you've run Steve towards that eliminations. It at that link unique and and and we don't have a badly do we do you share. We in it that. That day Sunday we email that they're bury it and then anymore you know that you are and the court. That we would be media inspect Iran that we talked about that one time we talked about at that ninety. In an nonchalant. Just yet you know where. On the beat down the track and that I'm not irony at your job well the UN around to now come Saturday morning. We we get ready and a half an hour party kind you lead out or me and that that would that at the last and I might it rock in Europe today. I'm not old you know can't or coming up on background not a look at each other and the big Elaine it's like. It total gain 81 out that an afterward. When we get into eliminations. I don't I don't have my on me. Not not one bit and it ended up with somebody out that music but it team mark cart and feel compared to wherever it may be where were cut on live TV. If he would act after after we have the it all right Matt. Great job ethnic on the way today I never monuments now in collapse in the final round Matt. We're really weird because it usually when you're out that the track in and that the court Roland is the most supportive role that would that work. At that he can do to adopt I do my job and act and it it's bigger Coke make that into today that much better it got out on Saturday. If you are rated hit him would you could be a little bit awkward but it is as long as you got the job done I guess that's all that matters. More likely appreciate coming up. 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I don't brutally what are her call and any sort of worked for or ask him are him. Got a question or comment from the driver or DeMarre and personally hate the poor poor poor ask him are hanging out in public and I think it's an important hotline. Your connection with the sport of NASCAR. It's the straight line and brought to you by O'Reilly auto parts. Now once again here's Marty can't. Thanks for being with this here on the straight line. Rejoining us on the telephone right now is driver Papa John's top fuel dragster winner at Pomona couple weekends ago Leah Pritchett well I guess. What most people wanna talk about. Widger semi final run. Against Tony Schumacher word there was a little smack talk at at the top which is no big deal this is not the first time this is sort of thing happened. It but then after work or the little Twitter fought the fodder going on. For streaming folks. If first of all the we went out from Tony Schumacher. Zain happy Valentine's Day this game and coming up on a Valentine's Day with a whole bunch of wall he's in a big heart. Just for you are saying hey basically throwing out all of bridge just talk about is going through the early part of this week with a bitter what are Waller out that are. I'm. Back up here it would you like and app. We have a pretty integrate their friendship great ancient exit at every game whether about the rate are out lenient remain. I met her debate opted in Atlanta where are completely we talk about that actual court act. And that is there one winner at one of their allotted and now. On it. We run Iran. Aren't Loney. Brooke I'm not I'd add that. Egg. And our cart path and we cut that I heard like but are app and I'm pumped. Not an and I. Thankfully that you know Bob Wright and Tony I mean editors. I did not act Carla I need at bat him. I mean. If you'd like you like Iraq and mean and you you understand that stuck on. Andy you back on rhetoric I hardly high tech and maybe a couple and that and at. Out 89 while it added in the event. At a winning a championship. Mean that keeping your. And you know I op from mount Wyatt. You can't have seen many that ride and they used to be a better or hurt right there are really up on your ink. Then what you know what more it may. You know good at it but I doubt it it was not act and I ran my I'm up on my dad and me a couple of years ago. I'm not your old yet at the winning act and a game that act like they're I mean that I had waited in line like our. I I've always had in the Tony and out dot act Mike and I and I'm out in you and your you know be your scenic that I am. Play. In the and on any. Not unlike that. They act. Like yeah it is like picking up there and now that it's a funny game. That. That he may rat. And no question about that. Broke quick wanna ask you about being the defending winner of the race coming up in Phoenix this weekend that was your first win. If there were first win in top fuel what do you remember from that day. I remember. I remember. Every front here by. When I mean act on around on almost and that might occur iceberg. When it thicker cheap and that we agree Keener now from Pomona. I remember. Absolutely. Every part of it from an arm round rate in clay like locked in and that might every carton that it was redemption you. The winning against Britney in the final and I I had one. A lot of people I had one. A rape and hop on a post op report out my third ever all out women around on around again Britney at. You know there are straight in Turkey female in you know over twenty years thirty years. That that I remember right there and big act and react felt about that. Is it back in went out at Pomona would it mean it makes me happy that everywhere it is. Mean it always going to be so extraordinary for me is because this is what I love. Winner at Pomona defending winner at Phoenix whip Richard thanks so much for your time we really appreciated and good luck this weekend. I'm not mean. And we'll have more street on kimono. If you do it yourself or are looking for the right tool for the job stopped by O'Reilly auto parts powered torch tools DIY days sales fueled by the wide selection of power torque tools on sale now and guaranteed for life. Howard art tools DIY days sale going on ballot O'Reilly auto parts better parts better prices every day with the supplies he store for details. A woman. Oh cool parts. 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Addition of the straight line and that things for being with this as we mentioned we approach it is the defending winner. Of the Arizona nationals coming up this weekend at Phoenix Jason line at the kind of in the same situation that Lee approach it is in. He won at Pomona this weekend and heading to another race where he is the defending winner. Jason line has. 45. Wins in his career in of everything goes right. I would imagine that he would be at fifty. This. At the end of the season so is something to watch for Jason line you're defending winner in the funny part. Vision is to walkers and and not be a real good opportunity. Or two will present me yet to finish it back on the good side. With his new cars yet it's in the Phoenix wanna thank everybody. Who was involved in who they show including our own word winning staff. Carol Smith and robbing me if I'm Marty how we will talk to you next week. 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