Riggs top Dodge at Phoenix

Scott Riggs was the highest qualifying NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Dodge driver for the race at Phoenix International Raceway. He will start fourth.
“It was a good lap for us. We really didn’t know what we had to be honest with you," said Riggs, driver of the No. 10 Dodge for Evernham Motorsports. "We knew we had a pretty good car and knew when the sun went down there was pretty good grip out there, but I think I still left about a tenth on the track. I was just trying to be careful and hit my marks."
No Dodge driver has won a race this year. Chevrolet drivers have won six Cup races. Ford has won one.
"As a whole, all of us at Evernham Motorsports are making big changes trying to get our Dodges back to the front," Riggs said. "Some other Dodges have been pretty good here lately, and we’ve sorta missed our mark. It seems like every time we go to the COT, these Avengers have been doing pretty well for us. This is not the same Avenger we finished eighth with at Martinsville, but it doesn’t matter which COT you bring as long as you bring one that makes it through the templates."
Riggs said he feels good about the race at Phoenix mainly because of his starting position.
“I feel better about the race. I don’t know if I’m more confident, but I feel better about the race," Riggs said. "We’ve got track position, and that’s something I’ve never had here because I haven’t qualified well. Now that we’ve got good track position, hopefully we can have a good race.”

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