My First Indy 500 Was One Of

I Didn't Want To Fall Back. But I Realized It Was More Important To Make It To The End Under My Own Power Than To Run Flat Out In The Lead Or In Second And Then Run Out Of Fuel With A Lap To Go.

The Mistake I Really Learned From Was In 2005, Leading The Indianapolis 500. I Had A Decision Whether Or Not To Save Enough Fuel To Finish The Race - Which Meant Slowing Down - Or Going All-out For The Win. I Went Conservative And Saved Enough Fuel To Go To The End But Finished Fourth.

The Commitments, Schedule And Sponsor Appearances Don't Change. It Gets More Busy, Because You Get More Popular, And The More Popular You Are, It Actually Gets More Busy. They're Like, 'yeah, Let's Use Her, She's Hot Right Now. Let's Do A Shoot!'

I Think The More Yellows, The More Lights, The Better. It Alerts Everybody. I Mean, I Guess I'm Always A Little Bit Afraid When The Yellow Comes Out, We All Get Out Of It, That Someone Won't Notice It, Pile Into The Back Of You.

I Would Tell Kids Not Be Like Me, But To Try And Be Better Than Me. Because I Always Wanted To Be Better Than Everyone I Was Around. That's What Drove Me. I Wanted To Be Better Than My Role Models. I'm Super Competitive.