You go right up to the line. Some people are obviously crossing over it.

I think it's a good time for me to reprioritize my personal life and get things figured out there. In life, for years, I've had racing, God and family. I'm trying to get it God, family then racing.

Come on buddy, fight for it.

During our first race at Michigan, tire wear was excessively high.

So this is a great opportunity that's out there for us. I'm glad we've got a chance to get back in it. It's really giving us something to look forward to, in such a dark situation.

Bobby is as great as anybody who has ever raced here. It's a real test for us to give him a car equal to his ability.

In life, everything has its time, ... You'd like to think that something works forever, but it is a performance-driven sport and the bottom line is that you have to perform. If we were to get into the chase and win the championship, I don't see anything changing.

If he were to run over a quarter on the race track, he'd tell you exactly where that quarter was laying and ... he'd tell you if it was on heads or tail. Some guys are going to tell you that there's a quarter out there. Some guys are not even going to see the quarter.

Really, here, it's all about hand-eye coordination, and obviously for Jeff Gordon, everything that happens here happens in slow motion for him. For a lot of guys it's happening real fast. For Jeff, he's seeing it develop way out in front of him.