Ryan Newman has already told me he's going to knock the crap out of me on the track.

I told our guys I can't beat [Newman] the way we are. So we put on two tires to see if that would help us.

I saw Ryan (Newman) coming up in my mirror and I've seen a lot of cars behind me in practices, but I've never seen one come up so close.

I didn't believe Ryan when he told me I was going to make out with a monkey. But that's true.

It's just amazing we're able to continue like that.

I'm pretty much a realist, but we are going to give it our best. I never thought I'd be here. We're going to have a blast.