THEY GOT THEIR EYES AND EARS ON
WHAT IS GOING ON.
WE ARE HERE IN THE GARAGE.
HE IS GOING TO START IN THE 24TH
-- THE 21ST POSITION.
MY COLLEAGUE, DEREK DALY IS A
BIG FAN OF YOURS.
HOPEFULLY YOU FEEL THAT ABOUT
YOUR CHANCES TODAY.
GIVE ME YOUR TAKE AS YOU GET
READY.
THE FOURTH TIME COMING IN
HERE, THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST
CONFIDENT AND CALM I HAVE BEEN
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.
I AM FEELING REALLY GOOD.
THE CAR IS GOOD.
WE QUALIFIED WHERE WE THOUGHT WE
WOULD QUALIFY.
NEXT UP, WE ARE GOING TO FOLLOW
25TH SO 21ST IS BETTER THAN WE
EXPECTED.
BEING IN ONE CAR AND A SINGLE
RACE TEAM, WE JUST HAVE A GOOD
RACE CAR.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE SMART OUT THERE
AND MAKE IT TO THE END.
I KNOW YOU ARE NOT BRASH IN
ANY WAY AT ALL.
IF YOU LOOK AT THESE BABIES DOWN
HERE, CAN YOU IMAGINE THOSE
WALKING AROUND?
THEY WILL NOT BE IN THE RACE, I
PROMISE YOU.
I KNOW YOU LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE
BIT OF FUN.
WE WILL ASK YOU ABOUT THE
SHOES.
THOSE ARE SWEET.
THEY ARE JUST JORDAN'S BUT
THEY ARE A LITTLE FLASHY SO I
HAD THEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR SO
WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT AND I
JUST SAID I WAS GOING TO BUY
THEM FOR RACE DAY.
YOU REALLY CAN'T
WEAR THEM ANY
OTHER DAY.
THIS IS THE ONLY DAY YOU CAN
PULL THEM OFF.
DEREK: LET'S JUST SHOW YOU
ANOTHER LITTLE BIT HERE.
THESE ARE MY RACE SHOES.
I'M A BIG SHOE GUIDE SO
I AM A
BIT CLASS WHEN IT COMES TO THAT
END I GOT THESE CUSTOM-MADE.
TALKING OF FLASHY, YOU WERE
FLASHY LAST YEAR IN THE RACE.
SO FAST.
FROM WHERE YOU STARTED ALL UP TO
THE FRONT, CAN YOU DO THE SAME
AGAIN?
THIS CAR AND THIS TEAM, EVEN
THOUGH IT IS A ONE-OFF, ALWAYS
PRODUCES THE FAST PACKAGE.
IT IS WEIRD.
LAST YEAR, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING MORE
THAN LAST YEAR.
WE ARE STRUGGLING LESS THAN
ANYBODY ELSE SO I AM
FEELING
REALLY GOOD.
THE CAR IS BETTER THAN IT WAS
LAST YEAR AS FAR AS MY
COMPETITION.
IF THAT IS THE CASE, WE SHOULD
BE OK AGAIN.
I GOT TO STAY CALM.
I GET ANXIOUS AND BEHIND THE
WHEEL WHEN YOU SEE THE INDY 500
SO AS LONG AS I CAN STAY ANXIOUS
AND REMEMBER WHERE I AM, AND
WHAT LAP I AM ON, I WILL BE OK.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
WEATHER AND HOW IT CAN BE DICEY
BUT YOU WERE LIKE THIS.
WE KNOW YOU'VE GOT A COMPLETE
RACE THERE BUT YOU WANT TO GO TO
500 MILES.
ASK ANY DRIVER AND THEY WANT
TO GO TO 500 MILES.
EVEN IF YOU WIN THE RACE, YOU
ARE AN OFFICIAL CHAMPION.
BUT YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO SAY
YOU WON THE IN ANNAPOLIS -- THE
INDIANAPOLIS 500.
SO YEAH, EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE
ABLE TO RUN THE WHOLE 500 MILES
AND FANS WANT THAT AS WELL.
WE WANT A GOOD DAY AND THE NICE
WEATHER DAY.
DEREK: INTERESTING.
HE GREW UP IN A RACING
NEIGHBORHOOD.
HE LIVED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM
MIKE ANDRETTI WHICH IS HOW HE
GOT TO UNDERSTAND.
DO YOU REMEMBER GROWING UP WITH
THIS EURO ACROSS THE STREET?
BASICALLY, MY WHOLE CHILDHOOD
WAS SPENT AT THEIR HOUSE.
MY DAD WAS HIS FITNESS
TRAINER
AND THEY BECAME BEST FRIENDS.
SO ME LIVING UP THERE MY WHOLE
CHILDHOOD, THAT IS HOW I GOT
INTO RACING.
THIS HAS BEEN BUZZING
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
.
SO RIGHT HERE, LOOK AT THIS.
THE TATTOO.
TELL THE FOLKS AT HOME ABOUT
THAT.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO DO THAT?
IT IS OBVIOUSLY THE WINGS IN
THE WHEEL FOR THE LOGO.
I GOT IT BECAUSE
IT IS MY
OBSESSION.
I WANT TO WIN THIS MORE THAN
ANYTHING IN MY LIFE.
I WANTED TO WAKE UP EVERY
MORNING AND BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
TO SAY, HOW I GOING TO BETTER
MYSELF TODAY?
DOUBT WAS NOT A BIG FAN RIGHT
NOW, RIGHT?
I GOT KICKED OUT OF THE HOUSE
FOR THREE DAYS.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
HE SAID IF I WIN THE WHOLE
FAMILY WILL GET THE TATTOO.
ALL RIGHT, GREAT SEEING YOU.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU TODAY.
HE IS GOING TO START IN THE 21ST
POSITION HERE TODAY FOR THE
INDIANAPOLIS 500.