Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth16 July 1943
CountryUnited States of America
ball improvement loss picked struggling team turn
Defensively they actually have picked it up a little up, ... I think they have made some improvement defensively. But offensively, you just can't turn the ball over like they have. You turn the ball over with a struggling team and you have a loss there.
bummed friend missed totally
As a friend and a teammate, I'm totally bummed for him that he missed the Chase.
car country mouth people powerful stock store tool word
That's more stock car country out there, ... There were a lot more people there than the store expected, but I wasn't really surprised. Word of mouth is a powerful tool in stock car racing.
friend lost loved people teammate
As a teammate and a friend (I want) to be there for him as well for the other people who lost loved ones on the flight.
bit exactly gradually held needed ten top
We did everything we needed to do and then just held our own for a little bit and gradually got tighter and tighter.a top ten is exactly what we needed.
concern good great
There is a lot of concern for the Roush cars. They have done great things for a good 18 months. They have been on their marks.
drove line shocked
When I drove by I was shocked to see the line so big, ... It's overwhelming.
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.
concerns drew fishy legal looked perfectly
I know it looked fishy and drew a lot of concerns in everyone's eyes. How can something be perfectly legal and then it's not allowed?
fourth leading mind sixth
I know in the back of my mind that we can be leading or in fourth or in sixth and it bounces around,
anybody hope
I hope it's us. If anybody can make it clean, they'll probably be the champion.
chad home kicking tv
I know right now that Chad is probably kicking his TV in back home (in Charlotte, N.C.).
deep heart inside knew team
I knew deep down inside my heart that this team could still win.
chase highlights improved race second texas
It has improved every year, and now it has become one of the highlights of the season. Not only did it get a second race, but a race in the Chase for the Championship has made Texas even more important to everyone in our sport.