Does running the full Nationwide Series still help?
A. Right off the bat when I first started running both of them in 2005, I was certain it had helped me. I was getting experience racing on the racetrack, racing around these guys. Now I feel like I have enough experience with that stuff that the benefit for me is just the competitive outlet on Saturdays. (And) if you wake up on Sunday morning with a smile from Saturday, it just seems like your day can’t be worse because of that. Q. How hard is it to find genuine, lasting love as a NASCAR driver? A. I’m 29 years old. You know, I don’t know. Life is complex, and it’s really special when you can find somebody that you really feel a bond with that is a really good friend and partner, and that you care about. So I don’t know if it’s any harder in auto racing to find that person, but I can tell you with my schedule and all of that, I didn’t plan on finding somebody as great as Kate. Q. Your record company . . . have you got any new artists you want to tell us about? A. It’s Back 40 Records.
