Competition is always good. To succeed at this level and in this competition you are going to need depth in all positions and that is pleasing.

I beat him into turn 1 and we touched a little bit there. It wasn’t a big deal. Coming out of turn 2 I had him cleared and I took my line all the way...

Sometimes it’s easier to go faster when you’re chasing somebody. I think that was the case. I just kept at it and he didn’t pull away from me. I kept with it and he started...

We’ve been off our game and we’ve had a lot of tough luck. But the crew stayed with it all year no matter how far down we got. There were times this year that I...

It was in my mind. I’ve done it [won] on the last race of the year before though. It was just a matter of not giving up.