MUD-RACING.NET INTERVIEW July 16th, 2003 MUD-Racing.net: Hello Greg and thanks a lot for doing the interview with us. I would like to start off by congratulating you on your first Main Event win in the ACDelco Late Models. How does it feel to finally achieve this after the three seasons of hard work that you put into this operation? Greg Leonard: First of all, thank you for interviewing me. It has been a fun week! It feels great when you accomplish something that you set out to do. And that question that has lately been most frequently asked "Have you all won a race yet?" can finally be answered with a 'yes'. MUD: I understand there were some issues and a lack of crew on the night of your first win. Can you give us the details? Greg: I think it was just one of those deals were nothing was going right and the timing was off. We struggled all day with a chassis that wouldn’t cooperate and a primary engine that was just plain unproven. Our Crew Chief/Spotter, Jalil, was on his honey moon. Our Tire Man, Skeeter, had an infection in his eye. Our Gas Man, Mark, had a dislocated shoulder. And Dave was tackling Stockton 99 Speedway that night in his own SRL car. I'm sure they would have all liked to be there. They are all part of this team and all have worked hard for it. Steffen Mueller, Donald Kelly and Nick Leonard did a great job picking up the slack. MUD: You had a very rough first half of the season, but at least it ended with a win, what are you plans and goals for the second half of the season? Greg: Well, you had to remind me about the first part of this season. Wow, it just goes to show you how tough this sport really is at any level which you compete. We plan to go forward and just keep doing what we have been doing. We work hard week after week, and I believe that it will keep paying off. MUD: From what I have heard, you took a long path to get into stock car racing… How did you get into racing in general? And how did short track racing come into the picture? Greg: As you might know, I am an ex drag racer. Growing up in the city made it hard to do any kind of racing but drag racing was much easier to get into. I had always liked stock car racing so when the opportunity came calling I was very eager to give it a shot. MUD: What made you decide on Altamont’s Late Models as the place to jump start you’re racing career? Greg: To be honest, it just kind of worked out that way. We ran one year of Enduros and a few Bomber races at the All American Speedway in Roseville, CA, and wanted to move into a premier type division. Altamont was where we ended up. Maybe it was there pitch, "Fastest 1/2 Mile in the West". MUD: Do you have any goals set as a driver of what you would like to do in the near or distant future? Greg: DAYTONA! But in the mean time, seriously, we are hoping to move up next year, maybe into the SRL division and eventually further. But, as a driver, I feel that I have to be able to excel at different types of tracks. So, the open shows that we plan to attend later in the season will be very important to the team and myself. MUD: Thank you for your time, you did an awesome job Saturday, good luck for your races to come, and is there anything else you would like to say? Any sponsors you would like to thank? Greg: I would like to thank our families and friends, and all our fans including all of you that cheered so loudly Saturday night, I appreciated that. I would like to thank Audiological Services of San Francisco, Chris Barnes @ Camilleri's Auto Works, ARAMARK Uniform Services, Trap's Tire & Auto Center, MUD-Racing.net, The Keystone Club of The Boys & Girls Club N San Mateo, Real Deal Racing Inc., and leonardmotorsports.com.

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