I'm glad to be here because I'm actually going to get a chance to relax now that we're here. And that's the reality of it. But, you know, between photo shoots, commercial shoots, did a lot of new stuff for Home Depot, new commercials that are going to come out this year, which we're excited about. The photo shoots for everybody, NASCAR obligations, autograph sessions, appearances. I mean, there wasn't an off-season.
There's no such thing as an off-season any more; it's just off-the-track season. There is no off-season. It's a 12-month job, just like what you guys have now.
Q.
On the Chase for the Championship race format:
TONY STEWART:
Yeah. With the new format points, you can kind of throw this out. I mean, it's not -- you got 25 weeks to average it out to get yourself in the top 10, and that's the biggest goal. You don't have to be leading the points after 10 races to have a shot at winning obviously. It does let you kind of have that flexibility. It's kind of going for broke. It's the biggest win.
Normally, you didn't want to have that attitude because you knew that all 36 races counted, added up to the deal. With the new format, it does let you have that flexibility now to really let it all hang out for this one.
Q.
There's been so much written about the car of the future. Wondering your thoughts about it operationally and safety-wise as well?
TONY STEWART:
Everything I've heard about it from the safety standpoint makes it sound likes it's really going to be a good thing for us. As far as the rest of it, I really don't know anything about it. And everybody said, "Why don't you know more about it? Why haven't you been involved in it?" Doesn't really matter. We're all going to have it no matter what anyway. I'll still worried about what we're doing this year. I'm not worried about what we're doing two, three years down the road.
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