The car ran real well at Columbus (Ohio) and Topeka (Kansas), ... We were No. 2 qualifier at Topeka and went to the finals there. We just haven't been as competitive since we hurt the motor at Chicago.

I'm going to take this car to (builder) Jerry Haas' shop (near St. Louis) and go through it from the front end to the wheelie bars, ... There's something wrong in the car. It never does the same thing twice.

[After changing virtually] everything but the wiring, ... The last two things we changed were the coil and the clutch switch.

We really hadn't played together until [the Upper St. Clair game]. We just came together, maybe too soon, I don't know, but it worked. We really put together a good performance as a team.

The car ran real well at Columbus (Ohio) and Topeka (Kansas). We were No. 2 qualifier at Topeka and went to the finals there. We just haven't been as competitive since we hurt the motor at Chicago.

Last year was the first one where I really struggled. I'm determined to make it back.