This 51 Phoenix Racing team, I love them to death. They've got my back, I've got theirs.

Dale Earnhardt told me it doesn't matter if fans boo or cheer, as long as they're making noise.

It was such a dramatic escalator that I was on. It was at 90 degrees. I was going straight up like a rocket ship into space. And I was thrown in with the sharks. They said sink or swim in this Cup deal.

It's almost therapeutic driving there and driving back (to North Carolina), with the time you get to think about things as well as create checklists.

I wouldn't say it came easy, but I understood how to win and I determined how I could do it.

Is my strike zone bigger than others? Yeah. It might be bigger than others, but I don't have a problem with it.

There wouldn't be any way I could have jumped into Cup with the success I had without the truck series. I wish I had more time to spend there. There are so many things the truck teaches you about aerodynamics, the professional ranks of racing, and working with a professional team.