Penn and Teller, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, The Watermelon Man and more- As asked by Sky View Sports
By Roy J. Akers-www.skyviewsports.net
Before NASCAR’s 5th race of the season at LVMS, drivers reflected on their seasons, Christopher Bell and a lot more. I asked several drivers questions during media sessions on Friday and Saturday. Penn and Teller appeared on Saturday and actor Morgan Freeman talks to the media on Sunday.
They Said It…
Las Vegas legends Penn and Teller spoke to the media before they were the grand marshalls of the Liuna 250 Exfinity Race. I asked them if they would get in a Cup car and ride around at 200 mph?
Jillette: “Heck yeah. I will do it when they make a seat for a big guy like me. I am 6’7″and 300 pounds.
If Teller took a ride, what would he say? Jillette: “SHIT.”
Riley Herbst on improvement
From Sky View Sports- Riley- What do you and your team pinpoint as goals for the rest of the season?
“The biggest thing is to finish the race. You don’t get any points if you don’t finish. I think that is what kind of put us in a big hole from this past weekend at Phoenix, but quite honestly, I don’t think anyone is micromanaging the points by any means. That is not our objective. Our objective to get better each week and run more competitive each week. We fall where we we fall. Nobody is too considered about the point standings four weeks in by any means. I’ve got a progress check where we need to be, where we need to be better, where we need to excel and where we need to pick up the pace a little bit. I think there is some checked boxes that we’ve excelled at, and there are some areas that we need to improve on as well. I think it was a good four weeks to get our test results back and try to set ourselves up for a solid run until the Easter break.”
Joey Logano talks Las Vegas Success
Sky View Sports Q- After your victory in the fall race and it propelled you to winning the finale in Phoenix, you have started outside of the top ten the first four races, the first time that has happened to a defending champion. What makes this track a Joey Logano track?
A- Logano “I have a great team, this is such a team race track. Everything has to play out right. You need good speed in your car. You have to have good aerodynamics and good horsepower.You need good strategy and it has to play out. It worked out in the fall and we had a very good race car. “
Kyle Busch on 2025 so far
Talking about your performance, the three straight top-10s and the direction this team is going – how much do you want to see from this team or have early season success as it pertains to then when you start weighing your future and what you’re seeing from this team and how much that’s going to weigh in?
“Yeah, I mean, obviously having good runs and solid race cars; cars that feel like they should and drive like they should is a big important piece to all of that. So, so far so good. I mean, from last year to this year — just, you know, Legos being the same, apparently they’re not because we’re doing something different and cars are driving much better. So, again, I just appreciate the efforts and values of everyone at RCR putting all that in. And so, you know, there’s not a team out there that will outwork us, that’s for sure. We’re going to continue that grit and continue to go out there and make sure that we have good pieces and, you know, keep performing.”
Ross Chastain
Q- From Sky View Motor Sports- Ross, you race well at LVMS and believe you will find out about your racing program after racing at a true 1.5 mile track.
A- Chastain- “This weekend will answer a lot of those questions. All of the races leading up to this week have not answered those questions and this week will.”
Kyle Larson on the High Limit Racing Series
Q- From Sky View Sports- With the High Limit, you just happened to have the track in the backyard. I understand Texas is similar. Do you have like a blueprint going forward where you might be able to have, you know, tracks that are somewhere close to where you’re racing in NASCAR and kind of have some cross-promotion or be able to appear at more races? Is that part of your blueprint?
“I don’t know. I mean, I think when it works, like it works. You know, here getting our season started across the street. And then, when we go to Texas, as well. I believe when we’re at Kansas Speedway, we get to race at Lakeside one of the nights.. maybe Thursday or Friday night.
But then, I mean, it’s hard. There’s already races in place, you know, events in place throughout the year. So, like, logistically it doesn’t make sense. And you don’t want to piggyback off NASCAR, you know, all the time. So, there’s great sprint car fans throughout the country. So, no.. we don’t have to rely on coming to venues like this. But it is nice, you know, when you can get the cross-promotion and all that. But it’s not something that we look at trying to do a ton of.”
Roy J. Akers covers NASCAR for www.skyviewsports.net
