Q. Your father and you both touched on it yesterday at the champion’s breakfast. You talked about you kissing your racecar when you were a kid. Can you talk about that? RYAN NEWMAN: Well, I guess it’s a definition or a way to define respect. You have to respect your equipment and you have to care for your racecar. Obviously the people around you have influence on that racecar. Growing up, it was the thing to do. Not to say that I actually did it. I mean, it was more of a figure of speech than anything. Just like the guys that are professional anglers kiss the fish before they put it back in the water. It’s the way of showing appreciation and respect for either something, something you love, a way of making a living. You know, that’s something that my dad taught me at a young age. Q. But you never actually did it, though? RYAN NEWMAN: I won’t – I can definitely say that I probably never kissed the car. But there was times when I hugged it. Click below for the full transcript of today’s teleconference.