On Oceanside’s personal significance: “Oceanside was important for me because I’ve been there a lot. It’s kind of been my Achilles heel every year, actually. I’ve always gone and it’s always my worst race of the whole year. So I had to go and turn that around for me. I just wanted to go and do that and have a great time with the family.”
On racing in front of his family: “It was so fun. I think I overcame the fear of bringing a baby and potentially losing sleep, and having all the other duties involved with the race besides just racing. I realized that those things definitely did not hamper my performance in any way whatsoever. They just brought more enjoyment to the whole week. All that fear is gone. Let’s bring them to all the races. So I just feel free in my mind.”
