Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth16 July 1943
CountryUnited States of America
catch chooses coming dominating factor final hard hot people running saving seen streak team teams testing tests three
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.
last runs seconds stutter three
When it runs out, you may have a stutter that will last three seconds and then it's empty. When it's over, it's over.
adjust bases collect collected consistent cover everybody feeling feet final kurt last races somebody spend tear three wins year
We know that you've got to collect points, ... Kurt (Busch) last year was very consistent and collected the most points. That's everyone's baseline. You go into the final 10, if somebody is on a tear and wins a bunch, everybody is going to have to adjust their game. But going into any series, you want to cover your bases and be solid. . . We'll go to Loudon and get our feet wet. We can spend our first two or three races just feeling things out to see where we need to be.
across country football road team three tired trip
Three road games. That's a long trip across the country (to Seattle). This was a beat-up football team and a tired football team.
camera days definitely develop four nice photos three until
I didn't own a nice camera until that trip. So you can definitely see my photos develop as the days went by. The first three or four days weren't very good.
coaches days heard limiting practiced practices reduction three
I've heard all the coaches complaining about the new CBA rules limiting padded practice. I don't like the reduction to just 15 padded practices during the season. When I coached, we always practiced in pads; and three days a week.
companies model three
Two to three years down the road, ... other companies not on a model like Dell's will be in trouble.
cars drive fun happy jobs race races three
Oh, no, oh, no. I feel very good, and I'm very happy with the race team. We've all been doing our jobs and having fun in the process, but it's a long season. We're only three races into it. I know our cars can be better. They can be faster, they can drive a little better.
couple finally four learn race three
After three or four years you finally learn how to race 400-mile races. The first couple of years you take too many chances.
clean decisions eight happen last lost mistakes racetrack start stay troubles weird year
We lost last year by eight points, and we had some troubles at the start of the Chase, ... This year, hopefully, we'll make the right decisions and not have any weird things happen to us, and I won't make any mistakes on the racetrack and stay clean throughout.
tough wind
The wind was really swirling. It was tough at times.
bit finally five four gas hit middle time tires tony trying
There was a little bit (of contact) with Tony trying to get by me. One time in the middle of (turns) 3 and 4, I think he hit me four or five times and I couldn't get any gas because my tires were off the ground. That's when he finally got by me on the inside.
again career experience highlight hopefully media past quite week
Quite an experience (this past week of media frenzy). It was the highlight of my career and hopefully I can experience it again some day.
cars choose five nobody race says tear win
The thing I don't like, ... is the five Roush cars can go on a tear and nobody says anything, then we go out and win a race and so we've got to be cheating. It does get frustrating, but I choose to take it as a compliment.