We had high expectations going to Sonoma and we did a lot of work on the car to be as ready as we could be. With a new team it’s always difficult to get road racing just because you don’t have the history. You don’t have the setups. We tested a lot. We felt like …
When JR Hildebrand hit the wall in the fourth turn while leading the last lap, Wheldon slipped by a couple hundred yards to win his second Indianapolis 500.
Bristol was about learning the car. It was our first short track with the team so there was a lot to learn. It was a different tire there as well, so there was a lot to adjust to. I think we did a really nice job adapting to the day. We finished 15th which was …
Daytona was obviously very disappointing for us. We got caught up in a lap 25 crash. Absolutely not necessary for that time of the race, so we just got a very bad start. We were all feeling the pressure heading to Phoenix and we bounced back well. We had a strong day and ran in …
Last year was a very trying year for me. I made some big decisions halfway through to try and shake things up for 2011, and give myself the best chance to answer some questions for myself about what kind of driver I am. We went through a lot of troubles and turmoils after that, but …
Hendrick Motorsports played crew chief musical chairs this offseason. If Junior struggles again, do you expect him to leave the Hendrick camp a year early?
The last three years, the closest challenger to Jimmie Johnson has experienced a hangover the following year. Should we expect any different from Denny Hamlin?
There’s been increasing criticism in recent years over NASCAR’s TV broadcasts. What do you think is the biggest hurdle these broadcasts have been facing?
Team owner Rick Hendrick is still looking to make Dale Earnhardt Jr. a contender again and has pulled out all the stops this time.
Marcos Ambrose was strong on the road courses, as he always is. He looked to have a victory chance at Watkins Glen, but the last set of tires did not perform.
Last diary we were on our way to Talladega. It was a great day. We were coming off a solid run at Martinsville when we were going there and we led laps again at Talladega which is always fun. I felt like we had a strong day but we got caught up in a really …
We’ve visited California, Charlotte and Martinsville over the last few weeks. It’s been pretty thin on the results side, but we’ve run well and we led a lot of laps at Martinsville which was great. I’m not sure what happened there halfway through the race, it just didn’t go our way. That was a strong …
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