Yeah, winning last week was great
I mean, to be able to come out to Phoenix and not have to worry about the points
and everything that goes along with that is, is a big deal for our team
Just to be able to focus on this weekend and focus on Homestead.
Phoenix international Raceway is one of the most unique tracks on the circuit.
It's one mile, it's flat, very, very fast straightaway speeds.
Very, very tight and slow corners.
Tough track to get ahold of.
This playoff has been, it's been challenging. But yet it's been rewarding.
Uh, you look back and see on Texas, how the scorecard just ran down to 78.
He's been dominant all year long.
So it gives you hope
It gives you promise
Yeah, it's definitely one of the most oddball racetracks we come to
Uh, every single part of it is, is way different.
and um, like a lot of compromises you have to have.
The 2017 playoffs have been some of the strongest and most consistent playoffs we've ever had.
We're averaging about a seventh place finish with one, win, a bunch of top fives, even more
top tens, a lot to be proud of.
But it all counts for nothing, unless we can make it to Homestead.
Phoenix is all about qualifying up front, running up front.
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It definitely is a momentum builder
whenever we can come out and start in the fall.
And, uh, it's definitely not a bad place to start the weekend.
So, uh, it definitely helps.
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It will be Brad Keselowski fighting for the championship next Sunday in Miami.
Unfortunately, we're not going to be racing for a championship, but,
um, solid effort, uh, this year.
And, uh, we can still go try one more race.
I'm really proud of everybody, um, for everything that they've done this year.
It's been a lot of work to get to this point, switch manufacturers
and do everything that we've done.
So to be going to Homestead, racing for a championship, uh, one on the mile and a half
last week, uh we're, we're pretty excited.
So we'll see what happens.
I'm proud of the whole team. Uh, we had just a solid day of not making
any mistakes and that put us in position here. So it's a great team effort.
but you know, it's a lot different than Phoenix.
Hopefully we can find what we need to, to be able to run up front there and catch some breaks.
Uh, and just win it uh, you know, uh, uh, hands down.