The majority of the drivers, they're professionals and they know what they need to do. You've got to block that out, go forward. |
The old track was so abrasive, it wore the tires out within a few laps, and you'd have multiple grooves. The way it is now, it's like a new paving job. It's so fast and there's no drop-off. |
The one thing I can say is that at the end of the race the bump drafting picked up, and looking at my bumper and knowing the bump drafting that I was doing, the bumper wasn't damaged. We might have to soften them up another notch. |
The reception was a lot more than I thought it would be, |
The thing I don't like, ... is the five Roush cars can go on a tear and nobody says anything, then we go out and win a race and so we've got to be cheating. It does get frustrating, but I choose to take it as a compliment. |
The wind was really swirling. It was tough at times. |
There are a lot of other guys to worry about, ... I'm not going to let all this chatter get us something to worry about. |
There are so many pieces to the puzzle, |
There is a lot of concern for the Roush cars. They have done great things for a good 18 months. They have been on their marks. |
There is so much you can lose there. I think everybody is real nervous about Talladega and hopefully everybody drives that way, |
There was a little bit (of contact) with Tony trying to get by me. One time in the middle of (turns) 3 and 4, I think he hit me four or five times and I couldn't get any gas because my tires were off the ground. That's when he finally got by me on the inside. |
There was some negative press, but then it made my fans and the people that saw it the way I did believe in me more and support me more. |
There were so many times today that I decided not to block somebody or make a move. I'd get pushed back but I just dealt with it and fought my way back through there. |
There's been a lot of hating on the 48 team over the last year. I kind of look at is jealousy and (Newman) doesn't have a crew chief in there working hard enough to get the job done. |
There's too much riding on these races to do something stupid, ... Everybody will race hard, but we all know what's at stake in these last four races. |