This is the earliest and most intensive campaigning I've seen, and it's primarily because the race on both sides is so wide open. No one wants to be the last to get started.

We've got a good race car that we think we can take to the front on Thursday, and there are also four other good cars that could help us out if they run well. It's not a lock, but I'm happy with our effort.

No. Let's race to win every race. If we can't win, let's take a fifth or 10th or 12th-place finish or whatever it may be. But let's go to try and win every race.

What you’re going to see as we continue to look at the race issue is a collection of civil rights leaders and African-American politicians grouped together and push the race issue to make sure that it does not move to the back-burner and they’re really gonna bring heat to the White House.

Overall everybody peaked at the race they needed to peak at.

It's the best race in years, that's the feedback.