It was not perfect. I made a mistake on every single lap and I brushed the wall on the first (fast) lap. I was probably a little too eager to go fast too early. I touched the curb in the chicane and that pushed the car wide. That was too close. |
It was tough; I had serious thoughts about backing off at some point -- especially with the championship situation -- but once you're in the car, you just can't do that so you just have to keep going. |
It wasn't the most exciting race ever, but I couldn't have hoped for anything better. It was perfect from the beginning to the end. |
It wasn't the most exciting race ever. It was a perfect weekend, no drama. I couldn't stop myself from thinking 'What's going to go wrong?' It's been a smooth weekend all the way through. |
It's a great way to start. It wasn't the most exciting race ever but, in the standings, it couldn't be any better than that. I got the max points and three of our main opponents in the championship fell behind. |
It's a very good feeling to secure a front-row spot - that's obviously very important from now on, |
It's all about consistency -- it was the case last year and you can't afford to drop off once. |
It's always tough to say, but I think we probably would have been difficult to catch. I knew we had everything we needed to win. It was ours to lose this weekend and we didn't. |
It's been a pretty tough fight with Tracy, |
It's better than having P.T. (Tracy) beside me, |
It's easy to dominate when you have a better car than the others but everybody now has pretty decent stuff -- you can win races but you are not going to make anyone look stupid. |
It's obviously a lot harder this year to win and actually I haven't won the races I should have and I've won some that I shouldn't have. |
It's this team, ... They give you everything you need to be successful. If there is a problem, they work and work and work until it is solved. |
It's very easy to make mistakes, ... It's a difficult course. |
Newman/Haas always has good drivers, |