I was sort of planning on running second. |
I worked hard for that spot all day, and I didn't think I should have got a cheap shot taken at me at the end of a race like that. I always try to think, 'Would Mark Martin have done that?' If Mark would have done it, then it probably was a fair move. If Mark wouldn't, then it probably wasn't. |
I'm just really disappointed. I thought (NASCAR president) Mike Helton did a great job all week explaining it in the drivers' meeting that it was about aggressive driving and not necessarily bump drafting. Tony took me out intentionally. |
I'm looking forward to heading back out to California this weekend. We had a good run there early in the year. We ran in the top ten for much of the day until we cut a tire down late in the race. This team really has a lot of momentum right now. We've been running well, posting some good finishes and, of course, are coming off of our first win of the season. |
I'm real disappointed because the crew did a top-notch job and I kinda let them down in the last corner. I did everything I could, Jimmie just did a better job than I did. |
I'm really disappointed I got beat on the last corner, but I don't think I could've done anything different. I think I did everything I could, short of wrecking. |
I'm really enjoying this, ... It's fun to drive these cars. I really think we can be a threat down the stretch. |
I'm relieved -- I'm more than relieved, |
I'm relieved, but more than relieved I'm excited, ... We're running really well. We didn't just sneak in. |
I'm relieved, but more than relieved I'm excited. I'm real excited because I feel like we've got some momentum. We're running really well. We didn't just sneak in. |
I'm sure Jack is pretty happy right now, ... He gives us everything we need to run up front. |
If (Stewart and Johnson) don't have any problems, they're the guys to beat. |
If I thought he was gonna try to take a swing at me or something like that, I probably wouldn't have gone over there. |
If it had gone green until the end, I was making some progress and I probably would have finished third, |
If it would've been any other time in the race he would have gone right by me, but right there you've got to race all you can for that position. And the way the leaders were going at it, I thought it maybe could've been for the win, so ... I just told him I was waiting for him to turn me. |