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
alone anyone bump changes drafting game
We can't play the game of bump drafting like we do at other tracks. That alone changes the race. Here, you don't want anyone around you. At Daytona, you want everyone with you.
bad change deliver feels good mistake nice perform practice strong track weekend
It's nice to get back to the track and perform well after a bad weekend like we had at Bristol. We didn't change a thing. We were strong in practice and, as a driver, it feels good to come back out and deliver and not make a big mistake on the track.
car changed rear track wearing
We were competitive at one point, ... I just feel like the car was abusive and we were wearing the right rear out. And then again, the track changed some more, or something changed and got away from us and we couldn't keep up with it.
car chance change felt flat great race
We didn't change a thing for this week. In our opinion, we didn't really have a chance to race at Bristol. We'd had a great practice, and felt like we had a great car -- and then we started the race with a flat tire.
believe changed closing crazy flat front kinds laps night race somehow toward
I can't believe that we always end up somehow toward the front at the end of a race ... this one in the closing laps after a long night of adversity, ... We changed batteries, the alternator had some troubles, flat tire, all kinds of crazy things.
advance auto came emotions parts spring
We went back in the spring for the Advance Auto Parts 500, and all the emotions came back,
We got some sacks, and we got some turnovers.
brian crash plane thinking
Another person I'm going to be thinking of is Brian Vickers, ... The plane crash was on his birthday, of all things.
excited good overly practice race
Race practice was really good, ... We weren't overly excited about our qualifying runs. So, we made some good adjustments and we will be fine.
gets hone hopefully wears
As the day wears on and gets into the evening, we'll try to hone in some new things and hopefully find some speed.
chad chiefs crew deal fine flirting gray hard knowing massage sleep
Crew chiefs try to find advantages. It's a deal where you try to massage the gray areas. We're all flirting with that fine line. I sleep well knowing that Chad is working hard to get me an advantage.
blast complaints drove earlier fading five found four gas ground hit inside kept laps line outside passed short surprised three time track trying wheels worked
I was fading so I don't really have any complaints with the way that he raced me. I passed him two or three times earlier in the day and found another line and worked my way around the outside of him. I was a little surprised that he continually drove it in and kept trying to blast me in the center. I think he probably hit me for four or five laps and the time that he got by me, he really had my wheels off the ground and I couldn't get in the gas and he got inside of me and from there drove on and drove away from me. This is short track racing.
attention drawn fans guess ironic might questions reactions
I think if there weren't so many questions on it, you might get some more reactions on the track. You might see payback. With all the attention drawn to it, no one's going to make a mistake. I guess the fans are being shorted in an ironic way.
defended knew outside past soon tires
I thought if I could get to the outside of Matt, I had a shot. But as soon as I got outside him going into the first turn, the tires started chattering and I knew I could have a problem. Once I knew I couldn't get past him to the outside, I defended second.