I can't believe it. I actually thought I had won the race. I tried very hard. Based on previous races with Dan, there was no way I was going to give him much room, but he beat me anyway. I guess it was not meant to be.

Indy is the next race and it's part of the championship and ... it's kind of special. I know the team and everything is going in the right direction, but it's too early to get emotional.

Hopefully the 2 mph advantage we have on the speed chart continues the same way in the race.

Being patient, and backing off. A race is not won on the first lap. A car changes during a race.

Motor racing is going to miss a phenomenal race driver and I'm going to miss a good friend. I think I will learn a lot with Sam. He is an experienced driver even though he is young. He's been fast at a lot of tracks where we haven't done well so I hope to learn from him.

In a long race, if I'm worried about fatigue, my concentration is the first thing to go.