One-on-One: B. Coleman

It's good to be Brad Coleman.

Why? Aside from posting top-five and top-10 finishes in his first 13 Busch Series events, the 19-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing development driver lives above Ann Taylor and next door to Victoria's Secret. What more could a guy ask for?

Actually, a lot. The Houston native wants a full-time ride next season, race wins, a Nextel Cup championship ... you know, the usual.

But in the meantime, he's enjoying his new bachelor pad in NASCARolina's Birkdale Village -- a neighborhood dozens of NASCAR newbies and young guns call home.

At the Starbucks around the corner from his apartment, NASCAR.COM grabbed a grande with the No. 18 driver and asked him 18 questions about this, that and the other:

So, Birkdale Village -- an outdoor mall with residential space above in Huntersville, N.C. Tell us more about his place ...

My bedroom window and my living room window point toward Victoria's Secret, so that helped in choosing which apartment I wanted. I moved here in early November; Stephen Leicht told me everyone lives here. I see Ray Evernham here all the time. I think Elliott Sadler and Kasey Kahne used to live here. I think maybe it's in your contract if you drive for Evernham that you have to live here. I see a lot of team owners around here as well.

What would the title of your biography would be... and why?

Brad Coleman: I couldn't decide what I wanted to drive so I drove everything

I wanted to drive as many things as I could so I could be prepared for the opportunity I got!

What's something your fans would be shocked to know about you?

I'm a little bit of a geek. I'm huge into technology and Harry Potter books and the game. I just beat the Harry Potter game on Playstation 3.

Do you have the new iPhone? And how many text messages do you average in a day?

Oh yeah, I love my iPhone. I have movies on here, concerts ... I send as many text messages as I physically can. I have to constantly clear the old ones out to make room for new ones. I have the unlimited plan, if that tells you anything. I'd rather text than call. Denny Hamlin is on his phone a lot too; at a test in Richmond, I saw him texting with his helmet on!

If you were Mike Helton for a day, what would you do?

I'd have another Montreal road-course race. Did you know they have a casino at the track? I like going up there. I went to go check out the casino at Dover and got kicked out. If I was Mike Helton, I'd make the gambling age 18.

Oh, and I'd make a 24-hour NASCAR race. Each team would run one car with all of their drivers competing and it would be in Montreal.

Last, the casino would be moved closer to the garage.

Do you have any hidden talents off the racetrack?

I play the guitar, electric and acoustic. I have three guitars at home and I took one to Daytona with me, but I don't play in public yet; I'm a little nervous, still. But I'd love to play a concert in the infield. (Continued)