I kind of saw it coming, and then Ryan flew up in there, hit the curb and hit Danica, ... I was concerned, so concerned something like that could happen I hung back ... because we had such a good car. |
I know I've got to win the last three races to have a chance to win the championship. That's what I'm going to go for. |
I think it was a great team effort, ... We all worked pretty hard toward getting the pole. It was an awkward day in qualifying. Just we tried, we definitely tried. We have a good setup, we just need to see, see what's going to happen on race day. |
I think we raced pretty smart. I know I'm going to have to win every race the rest of this year to win the championship. |
I think we raced pretty smart. People are racing so hard for the front, and I just think we saved a lot of fuel and that was going to help us win the race. I had a very consistent car. The team did a great job. I'm ready to do it again. |
I was running for second. I knew how strong he was because he passed me more than once. I tried to beat him on the stops. That was the only way I could really try to be ahead of him. |
I was running for second. I knew how strong he was because he passed me twice. |
I would say the race was hard, but it was easier than my qualifying lap. But definitely, once I got in the lead, it was a little bit different because I was controlling the pace. I could push for a lap, rest for an actual lap, push for another lap, so forth and so forth. |
I'm pretty sure he was under pressure (to win races) while he was still in his mother's belly, but the way he handles it (today) is unbelievable. He's very mature for his age. |
It took us half a day to go flat all the way around Phoenix and it took Michael three laps after (three) years to go flat. I was thinking he could give us his refreshing days. |
It was a fun day, ... We got a chance to drive in the rain, which I had missed a lot, and I loved it. Another day in paradise, I would call it, back on the road course. |
It was a good run, but not good enough to beat my teammate, ... He was the second car out. That is the good thing about this team. We thought it would be a little bit of an advantage. He did a great job and I'm happy for him. |
It will be neat for both of us if it happens. |
It's going to be tougher, there's no question about it. |
It's not like this is the first year it's been like this; it's been like that for 30 years, |