Jimmie Johnson Quotes on Cars (13 Quotes)

The drivers, we just get in and drive the cars. I do know that the team and crew chief are going to work as hard as they can to work the gray areas, and with that in mind gray areas were looked at and worked over and when the car came back the template didn't fit. So, Chad, the team, myself will accept what happened.

We'll just have to go back to the shop and perform the automotive equivalent of an autopsy on the car. Only then will we be able to determine the C.O.D. That's 'cause of death' to those of you who don't know.

There is a lot of concern for the Roush cars. They have done great things for a good 18 months. They have been on their marks.

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.

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 think sometimes we hit short tracks and everybody feels that they can be really aggressive and slide the car around. Jeff, he's sharp and knows what to do and how to make the car last.

I was working with Brian throughout the race. His car was probably the only one that was really loose out there. That thing was dead sideways at times. Once I got to his outside, I saw the outside lane coming. I moved up to block it and got ahead of him right when the caution came out.

I give him a lot of credit. One, for his intelligence and ability to build great race cars. And two, for stepping up with all the focus and pressure. He's been able to have a clear mind and stay relaxed and make great decisions.

For us, we knew we had an extra day and that we could take our time and work through some things through the night and come in with a plan. We came in and made some really good changes to the car.

I really feel this championship is about not losing it. Tony (Stewart) had the dominant car tonight. If it didn't get out from underneath him, he probably would have won the race, and it would be a different story. We've just got to do our job and not make any more mistakes - especially on my part - and not tear the car up or do anything stupid.

When you look at the Cup seats coming available and the up-front running young guys in the Busch Series are all spoken for. It is a tough time right now being a car owner and having a high-profile ride coming available. There really aren't enough talented young guys to pick from right now.

I'm very happy with everything (my team) got done on the race car, and it was a good, clean lap. It is nice to get back to the track and perform well after a bad weekend like we had a Bristol.

I don't really have any complaints with how he (Stewart) raced me. The time he got me, it was just short-track racing. There was really hard racing out there, but I had a fading car, and I don't have any hard feelings.