I think it will be important to make sure I'm in the best condition possible for this weekend. At the beginning of the season, I began preparing for the road courses by lifting more weights and trying to improve my conditioning. I've found that the combination of swimming and then running really adds a new dimension to my overall performance as I have built my stamina significantly over the past several months. |
I was just trying to follow Dan but my car kept moving up. Then I saw Sam coming and that put me side by side. If this was like NASCAR and we had bumpers, I would have won. I'm kind of sad to be second but then again I'm kind of happy to be second. I have mixed feelings. |
I was just trying to get the side draft. We were trying to get so slow. I wasn't sure if Sam was trying to pass or push. I didn't know which way he was going. I really thought the finish line was ahead of me. I was thinking, 'Look! It's right up there!' And they were telling me on the radio that the race was over. |
I was really going so fast, getting this close to the wall. They told me, 'Go for it. Go like hell.' I drove it like I stole it. |
I was trying to go as fast as I could. I didn't know I was in the lead. I was this close to the wall. |
I wouldn't take anyone for granted. But hopefully we'll continue to do what we do. |
I'll do my best, ... That's all I can promise. |
I'm definitely optimistic about our competitiveness in 2006. I think if this team works hard all year, we'll be in good shape for the championship. There are so many good drivers in this series, it won't be easy, but that is what makes winning all the better. |
I'm going to take it nice and easy. With my experience, I know you don't win a race on the first lap. |
I'm proud of you. You're going to win a race soon. |
I'm sure it's going to be faster. And hopefully we're right on top of it. |
If it's dried out in the beginning, obviously I want to go first. But if it looks like it's going to dry in the end, I'm definitely going to go last. |
If this was NASCAR and we had bumpers I'd have won. I thought the finish line was a little bit ahead of me. Then they said, 'It's over.' Really? It would have been exciting, one more lap. |
In a long race, if I'm worried about fatigue, my concentration is the first thing to go. |
Incredible. I mean, we have to face it, this is the second-best event of the series. |