For the drivers, a weekend off would be nice, but for the fans, it would not be a very good deal.

I'm going to say this because I know my fans like my brutal honesty. Every year, all the competitors go out to the bar and try to get me drunk so I can't run the next day. It didn't work this time.

It was a good race, ... That's awesome short track racing right there. They (the fans) got their money's worth today. That's the way the race to the Chase should start, just like that. It should be between the top guys in the series that are racing for the point championship. Ryan did an awesome job and we just couldn't hold him off there at the end.

It was a nice weekend and we had 300 or 400 fans in the stands watching. That's unusual. You usually don't get that many. I'd say the fans are ready to watch some racing.

The main focus of All-Star weekend is the fans. Once you step onto that court, you want to put on a good show for them. I got open on a lot of breaks, got some easy dunks and from there, got some outside shots.

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