So I think where there is such thing as momentum as far as the technology side of it and what you're learning and everybody's work ethic. If you end the season on a real sour note and morale is low, you're in the going to carry a whole lot of momentum throughout the off-season.
So I was glad to be in the position I was last year at the end of the year. We really were ready to race even more. We did not want Homestead to be the last race of the season. We knew that we wanted to go to a couple more races and work together some more and try to learn some more. So I felt like that sense of urgency was good and that it carried over throughout the off-season, a lot of work, a lot of good craftsmanship and diligent work on the cars was done. Everybody was really motivated and took a lot of initiative to do their job, and I feel like equipment-wise, I couldn't ask for anything better.
When I look at my cars, the motors have improved, the engine department has found some speed and still working on even more, so that's good. I just, I like working with people who are never satisfied and that always continue to try to improve. Even if they look across the board and see that their product is the best, I still want them to keep trying to improve on it. I feel like that's where we're at right now, which is really good.
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With all of the improvements on the track, is it time to maybe start seriously thinking about a second stop here in Las Vegas, and would you like to see that at all?
DALE EARNHARDT, JR.
If I ran better in this place (laughter) obviously I'd love to come back. We had, you know, it's not really being nostalgic, but we had a good run here a couple of years ago and I think we run third. I felt like when I came here as a rookie, we led for the first 25 laps, the race was shortened by rain, but we finished tenth. I was pretty happy.
