On being prepared for Bristol race with Car Of Tomorrow:
“I can’t say we were too great at Bristol. The only thing we had coming out of there was Jimmie felt good about it so we can look at their notes and see what they are doing and maybe make some gains. You know I love Bristol, it is one of my favorite race tracks. We are going to get it but that car has definitely presented some new challenges that we have to work around. “
On difficulting going back and forth between current car and new Impala SS:
“It is more challenging for the team in preparation and building cars. For the driver, in one lap you know what you have and then you just work around it. It is just another race car. What makes a race car go fast is getting it balanced correctly, getting it comfortable and find turning on all those things. It is just different tools we have with the COT that we have with this current car, which is what makes it so challenging. We just don’t have as much to work with to get the car to do what you want it to do. “
On season so far with changes in life, baby on the way etc. :
“I think I would have won the race today if I didn’t have a baby on the way because… LOUD LAUGHTER… because I guess that was my distraction out there, I just lost concentration out there thinking about that baby and what I am going to name her and didn’t win the race today. LAUGHS There is nothing that is going to take away from what we do as race car drivers when we get inside that car. Honestly I have got so many distractions all ready, I don’t see how it could get a whole lot worse. I feel like I am lacking in sleep now, and I know that is going to get worse, but you just deal with it once you get to the race track. There is nothing that is going to be more exciting or more motivating than to actually have an addition to my family. That is something that I am very proud of. I would have to go back today and tell my daughter why I didn’t win the race so I want to take her to victory lane. It is a great start to the season. I feel like we are a much different team than we were last year at this time and even the team we had in 2005. I am excited about what we have in store for ourselves. We are bringing great race cars, having a lot of fun no matter where we start in the field. Steve Latarte has really stepped up as a leader, it is making it a lot of fun for me as a driver. ”
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