As a driver, you want to race in great venues in front of big crowds. It brings dollars into the area.

We were really struggling. I'm much, much happier now so I'm going to St. Pete in a much more confident frame of mind.

Obviously it's not very nice to lose somebody like we did this morning. Right now I'm just doing my job. I don't really feel like racing.

It helps a little, especially in the beginning of the session. But those guys learn the track very quickly, and I haven't been there for four or five years myself so it isn't like I've been running around there lately.

I definitely have the experience to be the favorite, which is cool, and I'm comfortable with that. But it's going to take a lot to win this one, and if we do, it will certainly be a fairy-tale finish.

It looks like a lot of fun and I'd be interested,