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• From the first lap, the car was right on the money, and off we went. We had great stops, and it was really what we needed after last week .
• I love coming here. I love racing here, and I love leaving here. Then it's behind me and the stress is gone. It's a tough track. Anything can happen .
• If anybody can make it clean, I don't know who it will be.
• We just feel terrible, ... Hopefully, what we've done will help others see this and contribute, too.
• It's real easy to sit on your couch and point fingers and say, `So-and-so did something wrong, ... But until you are out there in these cars, at these speeds, and seeing all the near-misses and what is really going on, it is not worth forming an opinion .
• I feel bad, I don't know what else I can say .
• I needed to see the video to really understand what took place .
• That's the last thing in the world I wanted to do.
• I really feel this championship is about not losing it.
• If you take a look at Mark Martin, he's been in the sport for a long time and at his age, the reason he's up front competing for wins and championships like he does is because he's in great shape .
• 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 feel bad. I don't know what else to say, ... I started a wreck and took out a lot of good cars. And I've apologized to everyone and called everyone. That was the last thing I intended to do and I feel horrible for it. So I'm taking the responsibility .
• I got by him and inched out a nice lead. The cautions started coming at that point, and we just took a risk on some strategy .
• If it was somebody else, I don't think I would have had the same comfort. I didn't have any concerns over any aggressive driving .
• was able to develop things before other teams have been able to figure it out .
• I know in the back of my mind that we can be leading or in fourth or in sixth and it bounces around .
• Think when you go this fast, and you don't have drop-off in the tires, it promotes single-file racing.
• The old track was so abrasive, it wore the tires out within a few laps, and you'd have multiple grooves. The way it is now, it's like a new paving job. It's so fast and there's no drop-off .
• Last year, everybody felt that the champion was going to be a team that made it clean through the final 10 .
• As a teammate and a friend (I want) to be there for him as well for the other people who lost loved ones on the flight .
• It's not a good thing to come from the back, there's going to be a lot of risks that I'm going to have to take to get to the front. I'm going to have to be on my toes at the start of the race.
• We're definitely excited to be where we are .
Jimmie Johnson Statistics
| Year | Races | Wins | Poles | Top 5 | Top 10 | DNF | Finish | Start | Winnings |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 22 | $122,320 |
| 2002 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 13.5 | 14.3 | $2,847,702 |
| 2003 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 11.4 | 12.3 | $5,517,850 |
| 2004 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 12.1 | 10.5 | $5,692,624 |
| 2005 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 12.7 | 12.2 | $6,796,664 |
| 2006 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 9.7 | 10.8 | $8,909,143 |
| 2007 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 10.8 | 9.8 | $7,646,421 |
| 2008 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | $5,503,462 |
| Totals | 246 | 37 | 23 | 96 | 149 | 25 | 14.2 | 12.5 | $43,036,186 |
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