“After that I went home to Seattle and took some time off with friends and hung out and went to the Seahawks game. That's probably been some of my funnest times during the off-season, watching the Seahawks either at Quest Field in Seattle or on TV. I went skiing a couple of days and raced at the Chili Bowl one weekend, which was a lot of fun. I ran pretty good there. With all that and the testing we did.... I'm pretty excited. I'm ready to be back in the racecar for sure.”
Q
ANY SUPER BOWL PREDICTION?
KK
“I think everybody in Washington is rooting for the Seahawks. Other than that, it seems like everybody is after the Steelers. I have to be back here to test the Busch car. I'd need to rent a plane and all that. I can't do it. I don't want to do it. I'd love to go to the Super Bowl, but I need to focus on this test.”
Q
DO YOU THINK RICKY CARMICHAEL HAS A FUTURE IN CUP?
KK
“I don't know. That'd probably be up to Ricky, how much he wants to pursue it. He's an unbelievable athlete, unbelievable supercross rider, motocross rider. When he's done with that and maybe wants to do something on four wheels, he's definitely got the talent to probably do whatever he wants. Hopefully he does do something. He's a good friend of mine now, and I can't wait for the first off weekend between California and Vegas. I'm going to go to the RCA Dome and go to his race that weekend. It should be pretty cool. He's a great guy. He's having a good season. He's got some competition for sure.”
Q
IS THIS THE FIRST YEAR YOU'VE RUN A WINGED SPRINT CAR?
KK
“I've had one for awhile, and I've raced it a few times. We've never really focused on it that much. This is the first year that we've had a full sprint car programme put together. Joey Salvano is going to drive it. (We've got) some great Mopar Dodges. We're looking forward to it. I enjoy it right now. Last year I had a team that raced twice a month or something. I'd see it on the internet or try to get to the race and see what was going on or wait for a phone call that night to see how they did. I love that stuff. They've done a great job getting ready for the season, and Joey is a good driver.
