"These last couple races have been really beneficial in getting used to the new rule package on track with 42 other guys. I've run a lot of laps testing it, but you really don't know what you've got until you're on track in race conditions.

"I've never been to Auto Club Speedway, never even as a spectator, so it's going to be a whole new track for me. But we've got a good group of guys here on the 34 team, and we're ready to go."