There is always something out there that will help you increase your speed.

Breaking the speed record and winning the title are some of my greatest accomplishments. But I am a racer, and there is always that drive to go faster, so we have been working real hard over the past five months to try to break that record.

I was fortunate to work for a few good crew chiefs in NHRA and learned some valuable lessons.

I can't help but include some of the lighthearted stuff. I guess that's the way I observe things. My favorite saying is, 'If you're going to laugh about something later, you might as well start now.

I know Roger's going to take the ball if it's going to help us, ... I'm sure he had some adrenaline going. He had another inning or two in him.

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