It was a good day for us; track position was so huge and right out there at the end we were running third, we had a big battle on the pit box on what we were going to do, |
It was a great day for us. I thought about going with Newman for a little bit, but as soon as he pulled out, the No. 38 (Sadler) had a big run on me, so I had to stay at the bottom. He gave me a good shove to cross the start/finish line. |
It was a hard-fought top-10 finish. That was one of the hardest ones I've had in awhile. We made some good decisions in the pits there at the end. Donnie made a good call taking one tank of gas and pulling a round of wedge out. |
It was an eight-man decision on top of the box to take two or four, we decided to go with a conservative decision because we already had two cars in the fence that were running up front and doing good because of tire trouble. |
It would have been tough to catch him. |
It'll be Dale Jr.. That's who it will be. |
It's great to know that we have the opportunity to make a difference in so many lives and help The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, ... Last year I didn't know what to think about driving a pink car, now I can't wait to race it. I was touched by so many stories that fans shared with me last year, that it is an honor to be part of Target's initiative again to raise awareness and money for a foundation that will ultimately save lives. |
It's great to know that we have the opportunity to make a difference in so many lives and help The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Last year I didn't know what to think about driving a pink car, now I can't wait to race it. I was touched by so many stories that fans shared with me last year, that it is an honor to be part of Target's initiative again to raise awareness and money for a foundation that will ultimately save lives. |
It's not like I was going to a brand new team with a brand new crew chief and having to start from scratch. We've got some learning to do, but right out of the gate we had the chemistry. We knew each other and it was easy to make decisions. |
It's unbelievable. There are only a few big races in the world and this is definitely one of them. I can't believe we're sitting up here right now and that we won this race. Everybody's up late, you're tired, and there are a lot of things that go on. It hasn't even really sunk it yet that we actually won. It was so much fun and it feels great. |
Last weekend we had a solid run going, but the bolt on the sway bar broke while we were running in the top 10. Hopefully this weekend we can start to put some good finishes together before the end of the season. It has been discouraging, but I believe in this team's abilities and we will get after it again this weekend. |
More than anything the 24-hour race and everything leading up to the Daytona 500 on the Cup side was really positive. That gave us a lot of confidence going into the 500. The 24-hour race boosted the whole team's spirits. Anytime you've got guys thinking positive, it's a good thing. |
More than anything, the 24-hour race and everything leading up to the Daytona 500 on the Cup side was really positive. That gave us a lot of confidence going into the 500. The 24-hour race boosted the whole team's spirits. Anytime you're got guys thinking positive, it's a good thing. |
My first year when stuff like this happened it might mess things up. But these days, whenever the race starts, it starts. It doesn't really change our outlook on the event. |
Racing-wise I hate to see it go, but this sport is growing and changing. You've got to move with the times and do what's going to help the sport grow. |