My friends and family and team know who I am, and they have my back. So I don't let someone who doesn't know me affect me.

Just because I'm not coordinated doesn't mean I can't kick your ass.

There's always room for improvement.

Obviously, the opinions that are most accurate are the ones that are closest to you - your crew, your friends, your family. Those people know who you are, and that's accurate.

I have always tried to drive a car that was better than me, and race against people who were better than me. If you are surrounded by people who are as good as you, or not as good, how are you going to learn?

I’m really proud of my team. They have given me great cars all year long. Today, we finally got to show what kind of cars they have been giving me. We were up front, leading laps and showing how good this No. 22 Ford is. Once again today, my team showed they have my back and that will only make us better going forward.

You need to be sharp the whole race, and eventually you start getting mentally tired and make little mistakes over and over.