I know that's been going around but there's nothing to it. We've been hiring some new people and making plans and I expect to be back next year.

It just didn't work out. But the bottom line is I have a feeling I will be in the sport a whole lot longer than he (Wells) is.

It's an uphill battle. Everybody works hard and tries hard, but it's tough to compete when the playing field is not level.

They tried to tell us about the low air pressure stuff. We didn't listen.

The way they were having trouble with tires and the way our luck has been, I was scared to death tonight.

Sometimes things aren't as good as they look. Every driver wants to race in Nextel Cup, but I learned that if you can't run up front it's not much fun.

The swelling in my neck wouldn't go down after that.

But one of the things they mention about side effects is reaction time. So out of respect for everybody I race against, I didn't think it would be fair to the other competitors to even think about that.

We kind of figured it was coming, but the way it was done, they shut down every other opportunity for me to get another shot at a Cup car.

I will be back. I am not quitting. I am not that weak.