A couple of guys got up in the fence, and then came down and clipped us. |
A top-five finish in the 150 is a good start. It gives us something to build on for Sunday. |
After [Atlanta] we were confident. We just had to put everything together. It was a good team effort. |
I actually haven't run good at Atlanta in the past three trips. So is this going to rejuvenate it? I hope it is, and I feel confident it will. |
I had a few options, but I just thought in my heart this is where I wanted to be, because the trend hadn't been going uphill. |
I had fun, but I would have had more fun if we'd finished better. The cool box hit the master switch early in the race. I had to take the belts off to reach the switch, and I didn't want to do that at speed. Can you blame me? I spun and it took me awhile to get going again because I had to unbuckle and buckle the belts back up. It didn't happen to me again, but it happened to Roberto (Moreno) too. We would have been OK without that problem. I wasn't even going to lose a position with the spin. The car was understeering, but it was OK. The tires and brakes were good. |
I see a lot of good opportunities there. They're not lacking like some people might think. |
I think we think alike. We drive similar setups, I think. It feel like it's the coolest opportunity. |
I will always cherish the times at JGR. The only thing that I regret is that we didn't win more races and/or championships. |
I'd like to think we have the best shot here, but I'm not going to say that. |
I'm proud to have GlaxoSmithKline as one of my sponsors for the Sony HD 500. Raising awareness about asthma control is very important to me because I've suffered from asthma since I was a child. Taking care of my asthma through physician care and treatment has helped me manage my asthma more effectively. |
If we start off and we're not in the top 10, we're going to be there before long, |
In the earlier years at Gibbs Racing, there was only 18 people ... then 20 people, 30 people, 40 people, 50 people, ... When it adds up to 300 employees, it's a little more difficult. |
It hasn't been a fun start to the season, but it's been a promising start in some form and fashion. We've just got to keep ourselves above water and know we're gaining. |
It is exciting. It is real meaningful if you are in Victory Lane with it. That is what we want to do. There are only a handful of cars that have that kind of meaning to it. Richard's car is one of them. But it isn't going to mean nearly as much unless you do something with it. |