I think the track itself and the groove and the passing is really good there.

I just got into the corner and got on the gas to try and have good speed when I got to the start/finish and the car started going up a little bit and spun around. We just missed it a little bit. It's a shame this is a good car, this was our Indy car. So, we'll get it fixed up and get this other car going. Hopefully, we will get a good spot.

I'm meeting with Dr. [Jerry] Petty in the morning and I talked to him [Tuesday] morning. Everything sounds good and I just need to get cleared before I can test.

He didn't get into a groove for a while but he settled in. He's on track now.

Tony was a little faster the first 20 or 25 laps of that run. Then we got equal and started reeling him in and just got battling with him. ... It was a good battle, a hard battle. He was doing all he could to hold us off, but at that point my car was turning better. I just waited until I got the opportunity and was able to set him up and make the pass.

It was really a pathetic year. Some of the things I did — some of the crashes I was in — I didn't need to be in. I forced the issue.