I really missed him. Last weekend I got him some presents because he didn't have Christmas. We are going to go out and spend some time together.

After coming back from the Christmas weekend, I thought our desire was better. I thought we had a better feel for the game and we were able to use our deep bench.

The crew worked hard all weekend. We made a bunch of changes before qualifying, so we'll have a brand-new car for the race. We'll be starting at the back with the likes of Robby Gordon and Boris Said with a setup we haven't tested, so it'll be an eye-opening experience going into turn one.

I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.

He accepted the middle of last week, but over the weekend he thought some more about it and changed his mind.

Winning isn't everything this weekend.