Right now, they're getting a ton of publicity because the focus is on the guys that are battling for the Chase. |
So much calmer, from what I saw in the first race and saw in my mirror in the second race. But you're still going to see crashes, especially near the closing laps of any race. |
So much of my life is spent just focused on driving race cars. |
Some people look at me like I knew I was going to fight. Some people are just laughing at me. I just didn't take it off because I was in a hurry to get out of the car. I was that angry. |
Some weeks guys do a fantastic job, other weeks ... you never know. Something may have happened that he was just ticked off. You don't know. Sometimes things set you off to where you don't want to get out of anybody's way, you're mad that you're a lap down, you're mad your car is wrecked, maybe it wasn't your fault, you're not thinking about being kind to the guy coming up behind you. |
Something is going on with the front end. I can crank the wheel, and it won't do anything. |
Sometimes it takes some beatings before you really get things turned around. It puts you in a position to make changed and get humble. I would say we're as hungry and fired up as we've ever been. |
Starting up front here is definitely an advantage. It allows you to be patient in dealing with the traffic. And traffic is something you can't get away from here. It always seems like there are 42 cars right behind you and another 42 cars right in front of you. |
Texas is an important race track for us. We struggled here last year, and we've been really focused on improving our intermediate track program. |
That is what happened to us, I think. At the beginning of the year we went more toward them. ... But I've been telling them all year that I can't drive it like that. You put the same thing underneath me (that Johnson had), and I don't like it. |
That pretty much sums up the kind of crazy year it's been. It's obvious that we feel a sense of urgency. We've got to start making some things happen. |
That's been kind of the way A.J. wrestles. You don't know what's going to happen unless you stay out there for six minutes. |
That's just good TV. Don't listen to that. When you're inside the car, you've got no idea if you caught the wind or not. |
The challenge is getting ourselves ready for next season. We certainly don't want to be in the position we're in right now. |
The challenge is getting us ready for next season. I don't really care where we end up in points now. It's all about getting ourselves into position to get things turned around.we certainly don't want to be in the position we are in now. |