Ron Fellows

Ron Fellows
Ron Fellowsis an accomplished Canadian SCCA Trans-Am, IMSA, and American Le Mans Series driver...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth28 September 1959
CityWindsor, Canada
again beach became circuit event fun great held race rich street successful team track won
I won there once, and I would like to do it again with Team Cadillac. The Long Beach race has a great atmosphere, a fun event with big crowds. It's an event that has a rich history, held on a track that became the first successful street circuit in the U.S. It's become a fixture in international racing.
cars decided front good jump next sideways start swung wide
I got a real good jump at the start and I decided to go around the outside, ... The next thing I knew, there were cars sideways in front of me. I swung wide and didn't get touched. We were lucky.
car finish front line somebody start
Somebody (Denny Hamlin) just slowed at the start finish line and we went into the car in front of us.
beat last pride win year
Obviously, you want to win the pole. There's pride on the line. They beat us here last year and we don't want to give up anything to them.
decent finally guys hard late quick result session start thank time
We started our session a little late and when we finally got out there, we got 'black-flagged' just before I was going to start my quick lap, ... Our guys have been working hard and that's a decent result for my first time out. I just want to thank Paul.
appreciate black car clean decent easier fairly figured front gap good lap letting paul qualify quick quite result seat session sitting start tires
We got out in the session just a little late. When I was going to start my first quick lap I was black flagged. We just had one lap to qualify and we had a fairly decent run. I had enough of a gap between myself and the car in front to get a clean lap. The tires weren't quite up to pressure, but it's a pretty good result for Pontiac and I appreciate Paul letting me qualify. Sitting in Paul's and Jan's seat isn't the most comfortable thing for me, so we figured it's easier for me to get out mid-race than for me to get in.
best drive job people race tougher understand wants
Everyone wants to give you well wishes, and you do your best to accommodate everybody. I think people understand that your job is to drive a race car, and it's a little tougher doing double-duty on the weekend.
certainly complete crew driver needs trust
A driver needs complete trust in his crew chief, and I certainly have that with Dan,
car cars good max news obviously pace race racing tough yellow
At the end of the day, there's still a yellow car in the winner's circle, and that's good news for Corvette Racing. Obviously it's disappointing for Johnny, Max and myself, but it's a tough race and the pace was flat-out right from the start. That's why Corvette Racing has two cars in the race because you never know if you're going to have a problem. Often it's a 1-2 finish, but not today.
gotten start three tires tried wide
Tried to go wide at the start and just got lucky. My tires were going at the end, if there had been three more laps, Lou probably would have gotten by me.
easier happy
It makes it easier for everybody, so I'm not too happy about that.
car drivers experience great growing home hour memories number racing special
It's special for me. This is home, ... I don't know a lot of the other drivers have this kind of luxury. It's an hour from home, and this is where I did most of my growing up. My first car racing experience was here, and I've just had a number of great memories of Mosport.
accomplish felt help program upgrade
They wanted to upgrade their road-racing program and they felt I can help them accomplish that goal,
car crossed dan dedication desire effort entire ethic motivating paths puts record speaks stay testament wish work
The effort that Dan puts into motivating the crew, his enthusiasm, and his work ethic energize the entire team, ... He will do anything, stay up all hours, to make the car right. That's a testament to his dedication and his desire to win. His record speaks for itself, and I wish our paths had crossed a lot sooner.