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The Daytona 500 is a big race, and Darlington is just as big of an event, and a lot of people get excited for it.

I guess if you're not going to win the championship, you're better off taking the opportunity to win a Brickyard or a Daytona 500 than you are to make the Chase and then fizzle out.

In some ways, that's the story of my season - when I wasn't making big mistakes, I was winning races and being on the podium. And when I made mistakes I was still fourth or fifth, just off the podium.

The mistake I really learned from was in 2005, leading the Indianapolis 500. I had a decision whether or not to save enough fuel to finish the race - which meant slowing down - or going all-out for the win. I went conservative and saved enough fuel to go to the end but finished fourth.

Every decision you make is a mistake.

A mistake is simply another way of doing things.

Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake.

Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.

I am glad to learn that the Parliament Bill has been passed for the Darlington Railway.

Mistakes will turn into bogeys real quick.