>>>
>>> TONIGHT, IT IS TIME FOR CASSIDY TO DO SOMETHING SHE HAS
BEEN TRAINING FOR FOR MONTHS,
SHE STARTED OUT SMALL.
>> COME ON CASSIDY!
ACCELERATE!
ACCELERATE! BLUE CAR DOWN!
CASSIDY!
CASSIDY!
CASSIDY! >> THEN LOOKED THE PART.
>> A REGULAR FIRE SUIT.
COMPLETELY FIREPROOF, THREE-
PIECE.
PIECE.
PIECE. IT
PIECE. IT IS INTERESTING.
>> A GREAT LOOK, OFFICIAL LOOK.
>> TOOK A SPIN ON A VIRTUAL
RACETRACK.>> WHERE IS THE
STEERING WHEEL?
STEERING WHEEL? >> WE HAVE THIS DOWN HERE.
>> THE
>> THE
>> THE >>> IS LEFT, YOU ARE TURNING
RIGHT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON.
GOING ON.
GOING ON. >> AND FINALLY A RIDE IN A
STREET LEGAL INDYCAR.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> BUT NOW, IT IS TIME FOR THE
MOMENT WE ARE WAITING FOR, AND
HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT WORRIED
ABOUT, HONESTLY.
ABOUT, HONESTLY. CASSIDY QUINN IS HITTING THE
PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
FOR THE GRAND PRIX OF PORTLAND,
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS.
>>
>> MR.
>> MR. MARIO ANDRETTI, RACING LEGEND, INDYCAR LEGEND, HAVE
YOU LOST
YOU LOST
YOU LOST >>> OF HOW MANY INDYCAR RACES
YOU HAVE WON QUICK
>> YOU CAN'T LOSE
>>> OF THAT.
NO.
NO.
NO. 52.>>
NO. 52.>> -- LOSE TRACK OF THAT.>>
IN YOUR CAR?
>> 85% OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
>> HOW FAST?>> 200?
ONLY KIDDING.
ONLY KIDDING. >> WE ARE GOING TO GO FAST, AND
WE ARE GOING TO BE SAFE, RIGHT?
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE FUN.
I'M PROBABLY GOING TO SCREAM.
I MIGHT HAVE TO JUMP OUT LATER.
>> NO CURSING.
>> I'M STUCK IN HERE, I'M HERE
UNTIL WE TURN SAFELY.
>> [ ROAD SOUNDS ]
>> WHAT ARE THE DRIVERS GOING
THROUGH WHEN THEY GO AROUND THE
>>> QUICK
>>> QUICK
>>> QUICK >> HUNDRED PERCENT
CONCENTRATION ON YOUR JOB, YOU
DON'T MISS ABOUT WHEN YOU HAVE
SPEED LIKE WE ARE EXPERIENCING,
YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE MUSIC WE
LIKE.
LIKE.
LIKE. IT
LIKE. IT IS YOUR JOB TO REALLY TAKE
EVERYTHING OUT OF THE CAR, HOW
WOULD WE DO IT OUT OF THE TWO-
SEATER, I WON'T LEAVE ANYTHING
ON THE TABLE.>> WHAT IS THE
WORST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED?
HAS ANY REPORTER THAT YOU'VE
HAD WITH A -- IN A CAR WITH
YOU, THROWN UP CAR RAN AWAY
SCREAMING?
SCREAMING? >> WE GET A LITTLE BIT OF ALL
OF IT, BUT I THINK THE BONUS,
IF YOU DO SOMETHING, IF YOU
ACTUALLY THROW UP IN A HELMET,
YOU GET TO KEEP THE HELMET.
THERE IS A CAVEAT THERE.>> [
LAUGHTER ]
LAUGHTER ] >> [ CAR SOUNDS ]
>> IT SMELLS LIKE BURNING
RUBBER, I THINK IT MEANS WE WON
THE RACE.
THE RACE.
THE RACE. [ LAUGHTER ] I THINK I FORGOT
HOW TO BREATHE FOR A LITTLE
WHILE, MY WHOLE BODY SHAKING.
THANK YOU MARIO.
THAT'S CRAZY.
>>>
>>> MY
>>> MY HEART WAS BEATING SO FAST, IT TOOK A FEW MINUTES,
THEY HAD TO PULL ME OUT OF THE
CAR, BECAUSE MY BODY WAS
SHAKING, AND FELT LIKE IT WAS
GOING TO LIFT UP AND FLYWAY.
THANK YOU TO MARIO ANDRETTI, HE
IS SUCH A PRO, IF YOU WANT TO
SEE THE PROS DO IT, THE GRAND
PRIX OF PORTLAND RUNS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND, SUNDAY, THE RACE,
LIVE AT 11:30 AM, ON NBC