Some of the fans look at me as a villain or not a nice guy for some reason. I don't feel like that's the case, personally.

I think our Auto Club Ford was very strong all day. I was very happy with the car we had. We were super fast (and) led a lot of laps. Nothing to hang our head down about, that's for sure. We were very proud of that. Doug Yates, thank you so much for the motor. That thing ran the last seven, eight laps with no water in it, just pushing water over 300-degrees. So it's really amazing for those guys. So thank you guys – everyone in the engine shop to get a solid run out here today. I look forward to (getting) back to the race track and try it again.

If you don't really know someone, everyone forms an opinion. That's part of life.

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

Once the tires start to wear out the better car will prevail eventually. It might take a little bit of time, but eventually it will be the best. That’s why everyone is trying to make their car good on the long run.

There are certain racetracks where I feel like I could run 1,000 miles.

It's funny how the whole team gets quiet when you're about to win a Daytona 500.