Something broke in the right front, ... I'm not sure what it was. It was a great effort for our Alltel Dodge guys. We picked up speed, and we're doing the right things. Something just happened, and I don't know what it was. That's part of it. We've struggled this year. This is a good opportunity to prove that we can do better. |
Staying out of the wrecks is a big thing. Qualifying up front keeps you out of trouble, |
Texas is another great opportunity for us to gain, ... We've got to fix the things that aren't right and be more competitive in race trim. |
That was a long time without a Cup win, |
That was really close with Schrader there. Kenny was definitely awake. I didn't know that he was coming. I couldn't see him. |
That was the most conscious I've been (of position) driving a car since this race last year. |
That's another top ten and that was good, ... We've had five top-10's in six Chase races now, but it's going to take some wins and top fives in these final four races. |
That's definitely cool. I read some of the stats about the history there. The cautions played to our benefit tonight. You had to be in the right place at the right time. |
That's definitely cool. I read some of the stats of what the history was with Sam Ard doing it, and it's pretty cool. |
That's definitely not the finish we wanted today, |
That's not good. They could make a judgment call and change the entire season for a championship-contending team and sponsor. |
That's pretty cool making the 'Chase' for the second consecutive season, ... It wasn't the performance we wanted, but we got part of the main goal solved today. I look forward to those last ten races. We'll keep working on this Dodge and see how we can do. |
That's pretty cool, ... I think we learned some stuff today for tomorrow. Staying out of the wrecks is a big thing, and you do that by starting upfront and we have taken care of that. |
The bottom line is, for us, we don't have to do that. We can beat everybody else with our knowledge and intelligence. Doing what they did with their car, it was pretty archaically uneducated and just a poor choice of cheating. |
The car was pretty good, just a little bit on the free side. We're really happy with the car. We'll have to see how we are in the race, but it should be pretty good. We're here to win the race and that's what we're going to try to do tomorrow. |