The No. 48 Chevrolet was strong all day
and we reclaimed the points lead. Call it a 'reclamation' point with an exclamation point!
I think we did the best we could considering the penalty and the competition ... It's really tough holding your speed on pit road in the heat of the battle. And you know me. I hate drive-through penalties on the track almost as much as I do at Burger King, where a drive-through penalty means the clerk f...
I'm incredibly pleased with the equipment here at Hendrick. My No. 5 Chevrolet has been practically perfect, and it runs so smooth it's almost like riding on coattails.
I can't be unhappy with a fourth-place ... And I'm not displeased that I'm second in the points. Second is a place I'm plenty familiar with. Heck, I'm 50-years-old; there is no virgin territory left in my life.
I'm not too proud to admit a mistake ... As much as I'd like to blame Brad Keselowski, I can't. The accident was my fault. In my haste, I laid waste to my Chase chances.
Two straight runner-ups ... and I still lose ground to the leader. I can't win for losing.
It seems to me ... that these so-called 'debris' cautions are just NASCAR's sneaky way of making a boring race just as boring, except with more crashes. But debris cautions, phantom or not, don't matter. It's become apparent that no matter whom I face, whether it be 42 other drivers, NASCAR inspectors, ...
Is NASCAR ready for a foreign-born champion? ... Well, were they ready for a foreign-made car? Not until they put an American behind the wheel.
I think if I win the Cup, you'll see American fans in a 'His-panic.'