Fridays and Saturdays haven't been too bad, but Sundays have been real tough. I've been here every step of the way. I'm getting ready, I just haven't been sweating on Sundays so I am anxious to get going. |
I don't know anything officially, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. It's an opportunity of a lifetime. I think these are the right guys at the right time for me. |
I don't know what Jamie was thinking or doing, |
I don't know what Jamie was thinking or doing. He was driving kind of aggressive all night. I think I had less to do with affecting the outcome of the Chase than he did. We'd been struggling with the brakes, and he checked up in front of me. I had no intention of wrecking him. |
I have a few jitters about doing well here in Texas. We wanted to qualify well, but if we race well on Sunday all will be forgotten. |
I was there at all the races. Terry just kind of was, you know, like a father figure there. He just kind of got everybody kind of going the right direction. It was a slow building of momentum. |
I'd really like to run top 10, and I think maybe we can do that. It's just how soon, I don't know. I think if everything lines up right, you could possibly win a race. |
If you give up a lot early, it is really the last 50 laps where you can gain a lot of spots if your car is in one piece. There are going to be incidents throughout the race, and you just have to stay focused on saving your equipment. |
It was a tough day. We started off OK, but it seemed like we could never get the car to handle the way we wanted it to. I probably drove more defensively then I should have, but that's what I wanted to do this first race – run the race and finish. |
It's definitely the best opportunity that I've had. This is a huge leap forward. When I walk in, I see more than four guys working on a race car. I see more than two race cars. I see equipment everywhere. I see engineers. |
Knowing how we ran early in the race and how I think we could have run, I was disappointed. But at the same time, I went there knowing I was going to race for a finish. I didn't race anybody. |
My finishing position in the points is secondary this season. Finishing in the top five in the owner's points is the most important thing. Wherever I finish in the points is just a bonus. |
Obviously, you want to run well here. It's a good pressure. |
Once I get past Texas, the rest of the season will be a breeze. Everybody's pretty excited to race here, but there's definitely some anxiety, some added pressure to succeed. You've got the fans, the sponsors, they all want a good show. |
Our goal is to win races, be fast, and try to win that owners championship, |