A 17th-place finish isn't what we're looking for and we're capable of much more. But we were able to keep our nose clean all day, stay out of trouble and come home with a top-20 result. If we can do that every week we'll be making progress. It's not where we want to be, but it's a start. |
All-in-all, it wasn't a bad afternoon. Doug (Randolph, crew chief) did a great job in the pits making changes. We just started off really free and could never quite get it where we wanted it. |
Everybody puts a lot of emphasis on qualifying here. This is the pole that everybody wants to win. |
He was really the one that got me into racing. When I first started racing, he said, 'Boy, if you're going to drive these cars, you're going to learn to work on them. You have to build the trailer, build the cars and the motors and do it all.' For me it makes me appreciate it a lot more. |
I can't understand the flag situation. |
I don't know what happened. I reached down to look at my oil temperature, and when I looked back up everyone was dead stopped. The only silver lining is that our backup car should be as good as our primary. We came down here testing last month and had a tough time deciding which car to bring back, so that's a good sign for Sunday. |
I guess you could say I like coming out of the gate strong. Hopefully, it will be the same with my new ride. I honestly believe we're going to go to the Daytona 500 and win it. |
I just looked over to switch the oil cooler fan off and when I looked up everybody was stopped. I hit the brakes and started sliding but I couldn't get it stopped. I guess I'll take the blame for it. |
I know he didn't know what hit him, but I couldn't believe it. |
I know I can still drive a race car and I know I'm capable of winning races. That's what was so frustrating about the last few years. |
I know I can still win races and feel like this team will give me a chance to do that. I plan to run only a couple more years, and I'd like to win a few more before I'm done. |
I know it sounds kinda crazy, but working on the farm is something I enjoy. I like to get out and just putter around. |
I love racing these short tracks. It's fun and exciting, and a great show for the fans and drivers. There's never a dull moment out there. It's as much about experience and thinking as it is about a good race car. |
I think about him every day. |
I thought I'd be little bit quicker. |