Racing is been my profession since I was 19 years old.

It would be hypocritical of me to use being female in some ways, and diss being female in other ways. It's part of the programme.

I've been fortunate Daytona is a place I've run better than anywhere else, and that's a big race. Maybe it has to do with attention and pressure and the drive to do well when a lot of people are watching.

I would also tell kids to make sure that they love whatever they end up doing in life. To really be good at something and excel you have to love it and have to be dedicated to it. Not every day is great and not every day is easy, but you do it because you love it.

Being nervous isn't always the worst thing for me.

I think that Indy is special to me. The greater the distance between the last time I drove an Indy car and the next time, I wouldn't like that to be too big.

Give yourself permission to shoot for something that seems totally beyond your grasp. You may be surprised at your capabilities