It is going to be an interesting weekend. None of us (drivers) like it and none of us want it but we have got to deal with it.

It gives us a lot [of confidence]. I think for opening Big Ten weekend, we played well.

I am very comfortable with where the future is heading for Ford and Triple Eight and I look forward to working with the Team and, hopefully, being a consistent championship contender over the next few years.

We had a record-breaking weekend with nearly half of initial shipments sold, with many stores selling completely out of stock.

I'm optimistic about the weekend. But I had the same scenario last year - 5th at World Cup Finals - then I got smoked at nationals so I'm not going to count my chickens.

It was a positive weekend. We learned a lot about our players.