There are going to be little victories that we claim, even if it's finishing 15th and putting the car back in hauler without a scratch on it.

I'm technologically challenged, so I finally hooked up Bluetooth in my truck so I can talk going down the road.

You know, its just a matter of working through the pitfalls sometimes and working through the challenges that lie ahead.

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.

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.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday I took time to reflect on what is most important to me and realized I need to find a way to put the fun back into racing.