I want to say thank you to everybody at Hendrick Motorsports for their hard work...Obviousl y, the front row is very special, big thank you to Chevrolet and my awesome sponsor Lowe's Home Improvement !

I've always looked for my affirmation through my peers, the people I race against, and within my team.

NASCAR fans are very knowledgeable and very passionate.

I've challenged (Donovan McNabb) to whatever athletic endeavor he wants, but he laughs it off

The No. 20 (Matt Kenseth) broke the pace car speed, which you aren't supposed to, but, they aren't calling guys on that so I need to start trying that in the future.

I don't need to break the speed limit. But if I'm not passing other vehicles on the interstate, I get a little irritated.

Driving will never be away from me - I can't just give it up. It's all I've ever done, and there's something about being in that car.