One of reasons why we're racing in Mexico is to generate interest among Hispanics here at home. The race will be carried on national TV (Fox) and a lot of Hispanic fans will be tuned in back here.

Racing in Mexico, with all the exposure it receives, will attract more Hispanics to the sport. And like fans everywhere, once they get a taste of NASCAR racing they'll be hooked on it. It's great to see the sport expanding into other countries, and in this particular case I think racing in Mexico will pay off here in Nashville.

Our hope is that drivers from across the country who are looking to make that step from weekly racing to the big time will come out and play in our playground.

It will be interesting to see what kind of announcement they make prior to the day they shut analog off.

The people here have a tremendous interest in team roping, barrel racing and the youth rodeo.

We're looking forward to this weekend racing here at home. It's always an exciting race for the fans and we're bringing one of our best cars. Some of our teammates tested at Lowe's a few weeks ago with mixed results. Matt's Busch team tested there also and had a good run. So we'll see what we're dealing with once practice gets going.