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CUP: Said - Now I Want A Cup Win
Having scored an improbable Nationwide Series triumph, Boris Said now has his sights set on a Sprint Cup win...
Boris Said hasn't given up on the dream of winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup race. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
By Kenny Bruce and Bob Pockrass, SceneDaily.com
Boris Said went nearly 12 years between NASCAR national touring series victories.
In October 1998, Said won the Truck Series race at Sonoma for his first NASCAR win. It took him until Sunday to get another major NASCAR win as he captured the Nationwide Series NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Montreal.
Now the 47-year-old driver has his sights on another victory – on the Sprint Cup level.
Said, an accomplished road racer, has 41 career Cup starts, with 20 on ovals. His Nationwide victory came in his 22nd career start in the series – and his 16th on a road course.
“We got the victory, and I’m shocked and overwhelmed,” Said said Sunday in his postrace news conference. “I thought I was going to cry but I didn’t. My wife would have made fun of me. … It’s been a long time. I don’t care, [road-course] specialist or not, I just won a damn Nationwide race and I’m happy. It feels so cool.
“I’ve been trying so hard. Everyone says, ‘You’re too old, it’s too late, you don’t have enough money, and you’re not doing it enough.’ When people say, ‘No,’ it makes me try harder. I’m going to keep trying until I win more of these. I’m going to keep trying until I win a Cup race.”
Three full-time Sprint Cup drivers had chances to win at Montreal. But Marcos Ambrose had battery problems while leading, Carl Edwards broke a track bar and Robby Gordon ran out of fuel.
Said lead a parade of road-course aces across the finish line as Max Papis and Jacques Villeneuve finished second and third, respectively.
Papis passed Said going into the final two turns but wasn’t able to hold him off as they drag-raced to the finish line.
“It proved that you can be successful in NASCAR even coming from a different background,” Papis said. “It’s something that is pretty special. … [A] NASCAR driver is just a good driver, point blank. Maybe they don’t do a road course every day, but they’re awesome. They’re very specialized. The road course equalizes the stuff a little bit.”
Road-course specialists have had some success in the trucks and Nationwide Series – Ron Fellows won at Montreal two years ago and has four Nationwide wins and two truck wins – but success in Cup has avoided them.
“A good driver is just a good driver – put them on an oval or a road course,” Villeneuve said. “You see some drivers that are supposed to be oval drivers only doing extremely well on road courses, and vice versa.”
In addition to winning a Cup race, winning again in Montreal will be a priority for Said, who won the event Sunday driving for independent RAB Racing.
Boris Said went nearly 12 years between NASCAR national touring series victories.
In October 1998, Said won the Truck Series race at Sonoma for his first NASCAR win. It took him until Sunday to get another major NASCAR win as he captured the Nationwide Series NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Montreal.
Now the 47-year-old driver has his sights on another victory – on the Sprint Cup level.
Said, an accomplished road racer, has 41 career Cup starts, with 20 on ovals. His Nationwide victory came in his 22nd career start in the series – and his 16th on a road course.
“We got the victory, and I’m shocked and overwhelmed,” Said said Sunday in his postrace news conference. “I thought I was going to cry but I didn’t. My wife would have made fun of me. … It’s been a long time. I don’t care, [road-course] specialist or not, I just won a damn Nationwide race and I’m happy. It feels so cool.
“I’ve been trying so hard. Everyone says, ‘You’re too old, it’s too late, you don’t have enough money, and you’re not doing it enough.’ When people say, ‘No,’ it makes me try harder. I’m going to keep trying until I win more of these. I’m going to keep trying until I win a Cup race.”
Three full-time Sprint Cup drivers had chances to win at Montreal. But Marcos Ambrose had battery problems while leading, Carl Edwards broke a track bar and Robby Gordon ran out of fuel.
Said lead a parade of road-course aces across the finish line as Max Papis and Jacques Villeneuve finished second and third, respectively.
Papis passed Said going into the final two turns but wasn’t able to hold him off as they drag-raced to the finish line.
“It proved that you can be successful in NASCAR even coming from a different background,” Papis said. “It’s something that is pretty special. … [A] NASCAR driver is just a good driver, point blank. Maybe they don’t do a road course every day, but they’re awesome. They’re very specialized. The road course equalizes the stuff a little bit.”
Road-course specialists have had some success in the trucks and Nationwide Series – Ron Fellows won at Montreal two years ago and has four Nationwide wins and two truck wins – but success in Cup has avoided them.
“A good driver is just a good driver – put them on an oval or a road course,” Villeneuve said. “You see some drivers that are supposed to be oval drivers only doing extremely well on road courses, and vice versa.”
In addition to winning a Cup race, winning again in Montreal will be a priority for Said, who won the event Sunday driving for independent RAB Racing.
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