I Know What It Takes To Be

On Memorial Day, I Was Out Floating On Lake Norman And Came Across Denny Hamlin. We Struck Up A Conversation, And One Of The First Things We Were Talking About Was How Much It Helped Him When He Started Racing The Cup Car And How Much It Helped His Nationwide Program.

I'm Not Tall Enough To Be A Model, But I Wish I Was 6-foot, Because I Love It. It's Kind Of Artsy, And I'm Artsy. And I Love Clothes.

Indy, I Have Lots Of Great Memories From There, And Probably The Part Of Me That Doesn't Feel Quite As Longing For It Is That There Is Still A Chance That I Could Do It Again. It's Not Gone.

I Feel Like With Indy Cars, You Can Just Show Up - If You Are Equipped To Build And Make A Nice Car, Then You Could Be Competitive. But In Nascar I Don't See That Even Being Possible For Someone To Just Show Up With A Car. There's Too Much Evolution Of The Tricks And Bells And Whistles And All The Things It Takes To Be Fast In Stock-car Racing That You Wouldn't Know.

I'd Love To Do Well On A Big Weekend With People Watching And Cheering, Of Course. But It's Not Fair To Create An Expectation Level Before I Know What Is Realistic. I Want To Finish As Well As Possible. Is That Top 20? Top 15? Top 25? You Just Have To Play It By Ear.