Just had to dig, fight real hard to get back, to get past all those cars. Once I got there, my tires were used up,
I tell you what, it was a great run for our National Guard car, ... The thing ran flawless all day. I'll finish second to Mark Martin any day of the week. He drove his butt off out there and made two tires work.
It would have been a different race if we could have pitted for tires with 16 laps to go, but that just didn't happen,
The whole team is really excited about going to Dover this weekend, ... We feel strong about another top-five finish and possibly a win. You never know what could happen with tires and pit stops, but we definitely feel confident about a top five.
Calling two tires there under green, that was a pretty bold move, ... I'm just happy to see out sport is so equal, to see the 12 and the 20 race for position, and me and the 17, after 300 laps, to race for position like that is pretty incredible.