Brian Pattie was in street clothes at Indianapolis in mid-summer, and said then that his agreement with owner Chip Ganassi was keeping his activity pretty low-key. But at his first test earlier this month, with his new Michael Waltrip Racing driver #15-Clint Bowyer, Pattie made no bones about how he really felt at being back in harness. “The last three months changed me, in the fact that I’m recharged and ready to go, like I never have been,” Pattie said. “I’m excited about racing again. You get in those low moments and it’s just a struggle. [The split from Earnhardt Ganassi Racing] really was a blessing in disguise for me. But coming [to the test at Walt Disney World Speedway] … if I could scream, I would; it’s that exciting.”(NASCAR.com)(12-30-2011)
