There are a lot of lessons that you learn, and you have to learn them quickly if you want to be competitive at this top level.

I also appreciate the lasting friendships I've made while working with our great sponsors through the years, including Miller Lite, Shell and Dodge.

James Finch has always had pretty stout cars for the restrictor-plate races and I know we'll be very competitive at Daytona.

I just always dreamed of racing cars, but I didn't think I could do it as a living.

There are a lot of lessons that you learn, and you have to learn them quickly if you want to be competitive at this top level.

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

It's an opportunity of a lifetime to be teamed up with (Kevin) Harvick, with Tony (Stewart), Danica (Patrick). Us four in the same meetings, it could be hell or could be great. I'm just kidding about the hell part.