Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth16 July 1943
CountryUnited States of America
mark words
Mark my words right now, he'll be there at the end.
car cars contact potential track
Martinsville is a place where contact is going to come into play, and tempers will be high, ... It's a track where you can never get away from a lapped car or the cars you're racing, so the potential is there to have contact.
break good hard last race team wins
Like I said, we're only off a bit, ... But it's so hard to break through that last bit. The No. 24 team has always been really good at it with all the championships and race wins he's had.
care figure keeps wish
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.
champion clean everybody felt final last team
Last year, everybody felt that the champion was going to be a team that made it clean through the final 10,
taught
It didn't have anything to do with him being elected. It wasn't something that he was taught to do. It was something that he had in him.
chase leader matter points pressure races season
I think when you're the points leader you want the season to be over right then and there, ... It doesn't matter how many races in the Chase you are, so from here on out as the points leader, there is some pressure being on you in that position.
I think when you go this fast, and you don't have drop-off in the tires, it promotes single-file racing,
hands knew kyle rear spinning trouble
I had trouble on restarts all day, spinning the rear tires. And Kyle was all over me. I knew I was going to have my hands full.
anyone black cloud fans hate listening puts stuff team watching
I hate it for the fans and anyone else watching and listening to think that this stuff puts a black cloud over (the) No. 48 team at times.
felt leading race teammate
I felt comfortable leading the race with my teammate back there.
available everybody good point points system
I feel that the point system and the same points being available for everybody is a good thing,
barely block brian bumper moved
If I wasn't going to win, I wanted Brian to. He moved down to block me, but I had just barely got my bumper under him.
disney executives found less
I found most of the Disney executives to be less than forthcoming,