247 Quotes by Jimmy Johnson

incredible for us. A big gain is what we needed to do.

I wish I knew. But to be honest, I don't care if I ever figure it out as long as it keeps going like this.

I think I got close enough to him where it loosened him up getting into the turn. But there is only so much you can do when you're getting a push.

I know right now that Chad is probably kicking his TV in back home (in Charlotte, N.C.).

I knew I needed to get a good, clean start. I also knew Ryan (Newman) was going to get a run on me and when he went to the top I stayed committed to the bottom. One of my friends from the off-road ranks Casey Mears was behind me and I knew I was in good shape.

I think one big factor is testing and when a team chooses to test. We have been saving our test sessions for the final ten. We have three more tests coming up.its hard to know why you go from dominating to running tenth. But we have seen it a lot this year. Teams get on a hot streak and then people catch up.

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.

I think last year we were all nervous about it and worrying about the cars in the final 10 and how vulnerable they are and how much is on the line,

I think last year at times it was really frustrating and people could see that. But we were frustrated because we weren't getting the results that we wanted. I'll always respect Chad for his dedication and that frustration that came up. He just wanted to win and be up front and win the championship.