Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson
best car driven good happy last night race ran repeat run sun
Our first run was a really good run, ... To repeat what we ran last night during the day with the sun on the track, I'm really happy with that. This is the best race car that I've driven in a long time.
bad came ours time
Any time you have a turnover, it hurts. Ours came at bad times.
issue resolved
The issue has been resolved to our satisfaction.
analyze minds tried
If we tried to analyze it, our minds would be pretzels.
adam anyone athlete believe came character chris coach coaching family great heard knew line matt players proven represent staff suggested
Chris also suggested Adam Shakelford as a line coach and so we had our coaching staff in place. Then we had to get players. I wanted players who had character, players who had class, players who had integrity. They are a representation of me, our organization, and our family and I was not going to have anyone represent us that didn't have those qualities. Even if a great athlete came in, if he had a character flaw, he was gone. Matt Sauk was our first transaction. When I heard he wanted to play for us I couldn't believe it! He is a quarterback that I knew could get us where we wanted to go. He was a proven quarterback. Coach Petrino (University of Louisville) called and recommended him.
attention chase excited final finish given goal good hopes point race racing showing sure three top
Not that I've given up on the title, but I know that our hopes are a little diminished, ... My goal is to buckle down and make sure that we finish in the top five. I'm excited about the final three race swing. My attention is off the point chase and back to racing each race. We need to have a good showing and finish strong.
excel good great league matt move next onto players season
It's always good to have one of your players move onto the next level. That's what this league is all about, ... Matt had a great season and I know he will excel at the next level.
mix seen though took
I've seen what he does as a coach. Even though I took a lot of what I do from him, I mix in some of my own. He's never seen me as a coach.
known problem serious wish
It's a serious problem from our standpoint. We wish we'd known about it sooner.
good great indy itself rest run separates special win
You run the whole season, and then you run Indy. It's that special that it separates itself from the rest of the season. We're having a good year, but if we can win Indy or the Skoal Showdown, it will be a great year.
good great itself rest run season separates special win
You run the whole season and then you run Indy, ... It's that special that it separates itself from the rest of the season. We're having a good year, but if we can win Indy, it will be a great year.
against student
It'll be interesting to see the student go up against the teacher.
confident decent dropped high hole john last pass problem qualified race racing run setup smoking tire
The last pass was actually a pretty decent one, ... It dropped a hole (cylinder) about 500-feet into the run. We addressed the tire smoking problem and I think we can go down there and run a high 4.70 in the first round. Even racing John Force, I'm as confident as I can be. We qualified ok, but we've got the setup to race on Sunday.
none pardons seemed thorough
All of these pardons seemed appropriate. None of these (17 pardons) jumped out at us as something that would be untoward at all. It's a long, drawn-out and thorough process, as it should be.