Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnsonis an American professional stock car racing driver and a six-time champion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the No. 48 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDriver
Date of Birth17 September 1975
CountryUnited States of America
I really feel that we're going to be strong.
proud team
I'm very proud of what the team has done today. We've been through a lot.
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I'm very pleased with it. The guys went back and worked on the car and found some things to pick up some speed. So I am very happy with that.
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I'm very happy with everything (my team) got done on the race car, and it was a good, clean lap. ? It is nice to get back to the track and perform well after a bad weekend like we had a Bristol.
positive pump sure team trying
I'm not sure what was being said. But being positive and trying to pump your team up, sometimes things are said on the radio....
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I'm hopeful the underlying issue of us legitimately winning the race is there. We worked our butts off for it. ... We understand we made a mistake. We just want the respect that comes along with winning the Daytona 500.
everybody four last races riding stake
There's too much riding on these races to do something stupid, ... Everybody will race hard, but we all know what's at stake in these last four races.
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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.
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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.
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He started asking questions about stock car racing. Once he came to the Charlotte area and started meeting the owners and stuff, I couldn't encourage him enough to make the move.
complaints
I don't really have any complaints about the way he raced me.
area bit chad focus guys latest senior strong
Chad is such a strong leader. His personality really does it on its own, and that's an area I need to focus on. The guys want me to be a little bit more in that role. And, now, with our latest situation, I'm the senior guy.
race won
He probably would have won the race and it would be a different story.
bother gotten guess inside says somebody though
For somebody that says it doesn't bother him, evidently it has, ... I guess we've gotten inside of his head, even though he says we haven't.