You Have To Keep Thinking, I Can

I Know What It Takes To Be Fast And I Feel Like Every Year I Learn Valuable Lessons About How To Be Better The Next Time.

If There's One Great Thing I Think That's Happened Over The Years, It's That Women Are Being Accepted Into A Man's World In All Different Areas, Whether It's Flying An Airplane Or Driving A Race Car.

I Feel Like With Indy Cars, You Can Just Show Up - If You Are Equipped To Build And Make A Nice Car, Then You Could Be Competitive. But In Nascar I Don't See That Even Being Possible For Someone To Just Show Up With A Car. There's Too Much Evolution Of The Tricks And Bells And Whistles And All The Things It Takes To Be Fast In Stock-car Racing That You Wouldn't Know.

I'd Love To Do Well On A Big Weekend With People Watching And Cheering, Of Course. But It's Not Fair To Create An Expectation Level Before I Know What Is Realistic. I Want To Finish As Well As Possible. Is That Top 20? Top 15? Top 25? You Just Have To Play It By Ear.

I Think You Have To Feel Comfortable With Your Car. You Have To Go Into Turn 1, Every Lap, With Confidence. You Have To Be Sure Of Yourself And Your Equipment.