I've been weight lifting for about five years, so I can show Tony some things to improve strength and stamina. He has been showing me the cardio things that are part of triathlons that he does. I enjoy spending time with him.

I think I turned well over 200 laps during the two days. The short, tight track with low to mid-speed corners allowed us to test a lot of different setups for St Petersburg. I think it was a really good test, and we found a constant setup.

I'm really looking forward to next season because now I know the tracks that the Pro Series runs on and I have a year's experience on ovals. 2006 is going to be much better than this season and I think we have a good shot at winning the championship. If we can be consistent from the beginning until the end of the season, I don't think we'll have any problems.

I moved down a weight and I feel great. At this weight (134 pounds), I'm a lot faster and actually feel stronger, and I'm excited to get in there and do my job.

It's not necessarily the weight but the strength. Because getting off the jam [at the line of scrimmage] is imperative in the Pac-10. If you can do that using quickness along with strength, you can do well against the bump-and-run.

That deuce is what helps you in the 100. I truly believe that. With my weight, my strength and doing these deuces, the 100 is coming so easy to me now. Because I've got the start. I can get you out of the blocks. Now it's 'can you hold on?' I truly believe I can hold on, because I can do it in practice now.