I’m very excited about my first opportunity to race in NASCAR, especially in the biggest race of the year at Daytona. Then moving on to race at Las Vegas, which is my former home, and...

I’ll be back in this race next year, and I hope my schedule gives me the chance to run more of these races this season.

I wouldn’t say that driving the car is any different. Once you get out there and start racing, your mentality, your thought process of what you do is the same as it’s always been.

The car was great. I just basically just handed the championship to Sebastien. It’s devastating for the whole team. We’ll just try to come back next week in Montreal and win there. That’s all we...

It wasn’t really our plan. Obviously, I was in the car ready to go and when we saw Sebastien went, we just decided let’s go out and go head-to-head, you know one-to-one, see if we...

The whole thing got messed up when Dominguez crashed,

I’m an old guy. I have to push hard to keep up with these young guys.

The bottom line is that I have to win races to have a chance to win the championship. Sebastien says he has to be conservative from here on out and not make any mistakes, so...

They [NASCAR] haven’t made any hard announcement on where or when it’s going to be, but if there is, I definitely would like to be in that race.

That’s definitely not the way to start a season. Taking out four contenders is a tough way to start a season.

I have the greatest respect for the guys that drive Cup cars week in and week out. It takes a lot of preparation to be ready for a highly competitive event like the Nextel Cup...

If we’re leading and he’s second, I don’t think he’ll try anything crazy to win, but if he becomes too conservative and other guys are pushing hard, anything can happen,

I’ve got to get out on the track and test and race and see how it all goes. Obviously it’s something I’m interested in, but we’ll just see how it goes, see how things progress.

That (the lack of sponsors) is leaving the teams unhealthy. You’re leaving the drivers hanging by a thread. About 50 per cent of the drivers have to bring money.

I think the product is good,

I’ve been afforded the opportunity to do this from Forsythe. He said to me to ‘If you want to go NASCAR, you better go try it first before you commit to a 38-race schedule.’ So...

Last year, the race was pretty action-packed and I expect this year to be the same. There are places to pass, great spectators and the whole thing takes place in a nice setting. Last year,...

I was amazed with the quality of drivers in last year’s field, and there are going to be even more this year. The list is very strong – a lot of drivers that are just...

Richard is planning to do a 500-mile engine reliability test and I’d hope to do that for him. Then, we’re hoping I can drive a race later this year at either Atlanta or Homestead, which...

This is the biggest race of the year, Daytona. This is the one that everybody wants to be at, this is the one every sponsor wants to be involved in.

I guess you can’t call this single-car qualifying if there are two cars on the track at the same time. It’s frustrating.

Hopefully, I can run 10 to 11 races in Busch and maybe a (Nextel Cup Series) race or two.

I know Gerry would like to know something, yes or no, as soon as possible,

I figure, at my age, I still have three, four, maybe five years in (Champ Car) left in me, but it could be the right time to make a change and I want to take...

I think we are definitely getting there with the car. We still have some progress to make with our race set-up, but there is no question we are right in the ballpark with the car...

I’ve been gearing up for this. The initial thing is getting your feet wet to see how you like it.

We have to beat him,

We just didn’t have the speed the Newman-Haas cars have,

We need to be in front of him to capitalize on it. It seems that every time either myself or someone from another team seem to give it to him. We can’t afford to do...

I think my championship aspirations are the same as they’ve been every year. Our goal is to win races, and I think the last season we really had the speed and we had the ability...

It makes for a great equalizer, so we’ll see what happens with the weather. I wouldn’t be disappointed if it rained.

I think I just want to finish the race. I think if we don’t get involved in any crashes that happen and don’t have any problems and our stops go OK, then maybe we can...

We took our lunch break to sneak down the beach and see the waves.

I’d like to go Cup racing and Busch racing full time, but I’ve got to start somewhere and get my feet wet. The biggest question mark people have for me is, can I drive one...

It’s definitely not the way to start the season. That accident took out a lot of championship contenders and it’s a real shame.

We are playing some catch-up with the car because we lost track time yesterday. We just haven’t found the balance we need to be fast here yet. We have another warm-up session in the morning,...

He only made one mistake in the hairpin and we weren’t close enough to take advantage.

I was taking a look down the inside coming in behind Servia and I cut it too close. I bumped that tire of Mario’s and it launched the car into the air.

I think I just want to finish the race.

The team that wins this race is the one that doesn’t have any unscheduled pit stops. Some of these guys, they might be tempted to make this into a sprint race and try to show...

I’m a long way behind and, with only five races left, I have to start winning.

Definitely not the way to start the season.

It was very frustrating to watch him because I know he can do better than what he did. But in NASCAR it’s so, so competitive. You’ve got to be in a good car, you’ve got...

I’ve made another year commitment to Forsythe Racing [in Champ Car]. I plan to be in NASCAR [full-time] in 2007.

Absolutely it had a lot to do with my decision. I am Canadian and I love racing in Canada and racing in the 24 for a team with a Canadian sponsor was really appealing to...

We’ve generally been pretty quick here but today for some reason we’ve been lost. It’s a little frustrating. It doesn’t feel like the same car I’ve been driving for the last three years. We’re going...

I’m very excited about this opportunity, especially at Michigan where I have a lot of experience. Driving a NASCAR Nextel Cup car will be totally new to me but my focus is to develop a...

This is our first time at this track and let me tell you, it’s one of the most fun tracks I’ve ever driven. It’s got a nice combination of slow-, medium- and high-speed corners, with...

Obviously we’ve had some run-ins this year and I’ve come out on the short end of the stick but that only motivates me further for next year,

It’s simple math – we have to win and Sebastien has to have some trouble, … It didn’t go like that today but we have to keep on pushing.