Quotes by Boris Said

“Lap times are a little slower. But it seems a lot faster with the curbs cut down. Youll still be able to pass in the Inner Loop.”

“It would have been nice to finish second to Tony Stewart . Hes the best right now. What hes doing is unbelievable.”

“I had great restarts all day, but Tony got me and I got bogged down.”

“Im going to give myself a B-minus. In practice and qualifying I thought I made a lot of progress. But then in the race we got unlucky because we blew a left-front tire right off the bat. Later in the race I spun when I was trying to get by someone-- that was just a rookie mistake, but I managed to save the car and not hit the wall.”

“I wanted to send the car back to North Carolina intact and we did that, ... I finished 30th, which is where I finished here last year. I ran a lot of laps and really feel like I learned a lot this weekend.”

“I am very thankful about this opportunity, but I have really missed being part of the action since Watkins Glen, ... I want to be in there, mixing it up with the best drivers in the world. Thats why I am so excited about getting back with the guys and having some fun this weekend at California Speedway.”

“Outside of Lowes Motor Speedway (in Charlotte), weve qualified at all of the events, ... I am feeling more at ease on the ovals. Frankie (crew chief Frank Stoddard) has been a big help along with my teammates Joe Nemechek and Scott Riggs.”

“Qualifying is first and foremost, ... Once we can achieve that initial goal, the next objective for California is to finish the race in the top 20. That wont be easy, but its possible even though there are more than 20 world-class drivers competing in the Nextel Cup Series. I really feel the CENTRIX Financial team can do it. I am backed by a quality crew chief, a quality crew and have Hendrick horsepower under the hood of my CENTRIX Financial Chevy.”

“Until this year, I only competed in three oval point races in the Cup series, ... Racing is all about experience and I am getting there. I have now raced in nine oval races in total -- thats not a lot, but I feel we have the resources to set a realistic goal of finishing in the top 20 this weekend.”

“We need to beat that finishing result, ... Last year, I just wanted to finish the race with all of the fenders on the car. We did that. I want to do the same this weekend, but have a finishing position of at least 10 spots better.”