Daytona is a restrictor-plate race and, unlike Daytona, guys can't get in a line at Phoenix and go to the front. Daytona and Talladega (Ala.) have always just been two different forms of racing. With the draft being so important at those two tracks, it's more of a team deal than an individual deal. What happens at Phoenix and the races after that has to be done on your own. You can't help each other at Phoenix. You just have to go race.

If I have a love-hate relationship with Martinsville, then we're missing the love part of the equation.

One way or the other, we?ve always got to chase our tails.

We all get so caught up in the moment of what we're doing every day, it's hard to hit that reset button and get pulled away from all that and see life from a different perspective.

If I died right now, my life would be complete.

It's hard to not make a mistake at Darlington.

When I go home, its an easy way to be grounded. You learn to realize what truly matters.