Tony Stewart Five Quotations

As the race went on, we just kept fighting, trying to get the (car's) balance right. But we stayed in the top 10 all day. Most of the beginning of the race we stayed in the top five until we got a little behind, and we just never could really get caught up. But we were able to maintain all day. So it wasn't by any means a disastrous day, but with the big picture I would have liked it to be better.

This makes sleeping tonight a little bit easier. I don't ever remember being part of something like that. I'm not real excited about having to be in that situation (today). But if that's what it comes down to with five to go, trust me, I'm not backing out.

I'm dying right now, ... Too tired to chase fences right now. Give me five minutes and I'll be ready.

I'll be honest. I've had zones . . . when I was in Midgets and Sprint Cars where I could go week-in and week-out and not fall out of the top three. But to win five out of the last seven and be in the top seven for the last eight weeks is a pretty good record.

I'd say this one was more exciting. Last year it was an isolated incident that made that one. Being three-wide, three-deep in the final five laps is, I think, a pretty exciting finish.