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Steve Park Post-Race Report - Homestead
Source: Orleans Racing
Kimberly Meesters
Date: 11/19/2004
HOMESTEAD, Fla, Nov. 19, 2004 – Steve Park started sixth and finished 23rd in the season-finale Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov. 19. Park finished the season ninth in the point standings.
STEVE PARK: “The Orleans Dodge was good at the beginning of the race. I don't know what to say. Obviously, it was a fast truck in the beginning of the race. Even on old tires we were fast. I don't know what to say. I didn't see how the race unfolded. I don't know when people changed tires or stopped for fuel. It is very disappointing to end the season this way. I thought we would win a race before the end of the year. Putting the team together in February is what, I think, kept us from winning. Then we took it apart again in April. Then we tried to put it together again. We spent the whole season trying to put the team together instead of concentrating on races. It wasn't until the last five or 10 races of the year that we were a team capable of consistently running in the top five. That is about as good as we got. I think the Craftsman Truck Series is great. I like the schedule. I like everything about it. The competition is fierce. The races, I think, are some of the best races out there. The races are probably not getting the credit they deserve, but they are slowly getting the credit they deserve. I'm really glad to be a part of the series. I had a good time this year. Dodge worked hard for the championship. I want to congratulate Bobby Hamilton. He flew the Dodge flag up front all year long. Congratulations to him. Dodge had done a wonderful job, not only winning the manufacturer's title but the series championship, too.”
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