Sawyer lost despite being the stronger candidate in terms of experience.

Experience join'd with common sense, To mortals is a providence.

I think experience played into it. We were excited before the game, but I think when we got out there we were jittery. It took us a while to get settled and by then it might have been too late.

I just didn't know what to expect. . . . There's no substitute for experience. Now I realize I need to work a lot harder off the field. It's not about just getting out there and running, it's about studying and knowing your opponent and knowing the job you've got to do.

Hendrick Motorsports opened my eyes to a whole different level of this industry. The experience has allowed me to see things from a new perspective and learn important lessons about business and life,

It's a learning curve and an experience for us. I don't want to use the excuse of use, but there is a factor there. Six of them have never been here before.