I am grateful to Penske Racing for six very productive years. Together we won a lot of races - 16 in all. I'm proud that we won on a variety of tracks.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've decided to retire from top class racing. It has been an incredible experience and has provided with me some unforgettable moments.
I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.
I love racing and I love doing well.
My focus is definitely on the racing.
I know I'll never feel that sensation of racing and winning again and that took a while to get used to. The Tour was a race I never thought I could lose.
The thing about it is, all those races we lost, we won this race together. We won it as a team.
I enjoy racing so much. Ever since I was 8 or 9, I trained every stroke, because it was the only way I could race a lot.
You know, sometimes the little victories that I have throughout the season are not necessarily obvious on the track. Maybe they're another aspect of what I'm doing, winning little victories here and there to get everything in line to be able to perform from top to bottom on race day.
I think that when we were younger, the fact of knowing our uncle Derrike won the Daytona 500. We were racing go-karts then, and I think that really kind of motivated us.
I have never won a race, and that is my main disappointment - but you have to be positive.