«He doesn't mind telling you what's on his mind and kind of the plan that he wants to do. I'm the same way, so, we've kind of hit it off pretty good.»

«The philosophy has changed in how you race for a championship. The whole thrust is on getting into that top 10 to give yourself a chance. Once you get there, luck comes into play, and anything can happen.»

«I like the way it drives, and I've been very happy with the way my car feels.»

«It makes us want to work harder. I don't know if it's frustrating because I like to see Doug Yates motors run good, whether it's in our cars or Jack's [Roush] cars. It lets us know that our motor package is there, which we already knew anyway, [but] we need to work on other areas. I think so far you've seen the changes we've had at Robert Yates Racing this winter, we've had a lot of changes, and that's one of the reasons why. Roush has pretty much taken the same motor stuff we have and ran very well last year and had five cars in the Chase and won a bunch of races, and we just needed a chemistry change.»

«This is a great feeling. We beat them all off pit road. Our guys worked so hard this off season and it paid off today.»

«It's a great feeling, my guys have worked so hard this off-season. We've had the best pit crew in the garage the last couple of years and they showed it again today.»

«I noticed a lot of guys were not slamming into each other. Eighty percent of it in the 150 is protecting your 500 car.»

«I think we just have a new attitude. We feel like we're all going into war together. I feel like I am the quarterback of this race team and it's time for me act like it.»

«That is a very tough call where they're sitting way above the track, and we're in the cars running 190. We don't know where the line is until somebody crosses it. I'm sure we're going to push that line and push that envelope come Sunday.»

«I just think the way Tommy looks at a race car, the way he looks at a race is different than anything I've ever been used to.»