James Finch is exactly what I'm looking for, as far as getting back into the race car to have fun.

I am grateful to Penske Racing for six very productive years. Together we won a lot of races - 16 in all. I'm proud that we won on a variety of tracks.

Each driver has their own identity and from one week to another, normally it stays the same.

My father instilled in me a love for racing.

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.

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.

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