If I wasn't going to win, I wanted Brian to. He moved down to block me, but I had just barely got my bumper under him. |
If it stayed green, I believe Matt had it in the bag. |
If it was somebody else, I don't think I would have had the same comfort. I didn't have any concerns over any aggressive driving. |
If you take a look at Mark Martin, he's been in the sport for a long time and at his age, the reason he's up front competing for wins and championships like he does is because he's in great shape, |
If you wreck enough people the old Dale Earnhardt idea will inevitably come into play. Get ready, because it's coming. |
If you're hitting your stride, you're all about the Chase starting. If you're downhill fighting your way up, you'd want a couple of weeks before the Chase starts so you can sort out your own stuff. We didn't get off to a good start last year and almost won it so we'll just have to work hard and see what happens. |
In some ways I think pit road is more treacherous here than anywhere else, and having that first pit pick here is the biggest advantage in my opinion. |
incredible for us. A big gain is what we needed to do. |
It definitely is a lot easier here to use the bumper. When you put us all that close and the competition is this tough, you're gonna have bumping and banging. |
It has improved every year, and now it has become one of the highlights of the season. Not only did it get a second race, but a race in the Chase for the Championship has made Texas even more important to everyone in our sport. |
It looks like we've stretched out a little cushion over a couple of guys, |
It really is a tough track for us. The entries to the corner have really given me some problems. We just can't get our car into the corner right. The transition is pretty abrupt. |
It seems to start right around Brickyard time. |
It was a good day. It started off bad. The car just wasn't handling right early on and it took us a while to get hooked up. It's not the finish we wanted, but the team did a great job. |
It was a great lap and after the week we've had. |