It was such a dramatic escalator that I was on. It was at 90 degrees. I was going straight up like a rocket ship into space. And I was thrown in with the sharks. They said sink or swim in this Cup deal.

I am grateful to Penske Racing for six very productive years. Together we won a lot of races - 16 in all. I'm proud that we won on a variety of tracks.

There are a lot of lessons that you learn, and you have to learn them quickly if you want to be competitive at this top level.

I'm technologically challenged, so I finally hooked up Bluetooth in my truck so I can talk going down the road.

I wouldn't say it came easy, but I understood how to win and I determined how I could do it.

Jimmie Johnson is putting a whoopin' on everybody!

It's better sometimes to be lucky than good.