shelbycobraDon't tell me that. No, it's not that third place sucks, it's that I gave back 18 points in the championship by being in third place. We've got two races to go, and mathematically unless I win one of them or he does something insane, he can still beat me.
Do you realize that? I can be the most consistent driver the entire season long and still lose.
[Sighs, pinches bridge of nose.]
This is why I tell people not to tell me points standings. They make me crazy.
It's not that I wouldn't be happy for him if he won. We're all friends here and I know he's worked just as hard as I have to get to this point. But this is as close as I've ever been, and I've given up a lot to make it happen, I don't want to lose it now.
Even if - especially if - I still have to have that conversation with Michael. Which I don't even know if I should have. But if I'm going to talk to him about that, then this could be the only shot that I get. How can I waste that after everything?
Yeah, I think I'm going crazy.