Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth16 July 1943
CountryUnited States of America
fit
Curling doesn't make you fit, ... but you have to be fit to curl.
disney executives found less
I found most of the Disney executives to be less than forthcoming,
tough wind
The wind was really swirling. It was tough at times.
fast few multiple tires track within wore
The old track was so abrasive, it wore the tires out within a few laps, and you'd have multiple grooves. The way it is now, it's like a new paving job. It's so fast and there's no drop-off.
anybody believe
You've got to believe that anybody is a threat,
bit finally five four gas hit middle time tires tony trying
There was a little bit (of contact) with Tony trying to get by me. One time in the middle of (turns) 3 and 4, I think he hit me four or five times and I couldn't get any gas because my tires were off the ground. That's when he finally got by me on the inside.
close days grip less race trends work
The grip will be less now than then (race weekend). We can get close on balance, but the real important thing for us is to work through some trends and have two days to try things that we can't on a race weekend.
car corner given tough track transition
It really is a tough track for us. The entries to the corner have really given me some problems. We just can't get our car into the corner right. The transition is pretty abrupt.
aggressive care caused mistakes sit today
I've been aggressive before and made some mistakes that caused wrecks. Today I just wanted to sit and ride, and take care of things.
anyone black cloud fans hate listening puts stuff team watching
I hate it for the fans and anyone else watching and listening to think that this stuff puts a black cloud over (the) No. 48 team at times.
aggressive best car driving eyes guy handling hard hung led moves pace race smart sure worked
I just really slowed down the pace of the race in my eyes from what I was doing, made sure that I made smart moves that wouldn't have hung me out of the draft. I didn't try as hard to be the guy that led the most laps, made the most aggressive moves. I worked on the handling of our race car so at the end of the race we had the best driving car.
ran supposed
He was all over me and ran me real hard, which he's supposed to do,
losing
That was a lot of fun, but I know how aggravating losing like that can be.
corner definitely race sends
It's right around the corner for us, ... Every race counts. If you're able to win, it definitely sends a message.