Jeff Gordon

At the end of the race, you are very aware of the position of the guys you are battling with in the points. You know that passing one more car may cut the points a driver gains on you, or even add a few more points separation to those behind you.

We had pieces hanging off the car that were 5 feet long just to give me that feel. And I said, 'Ooh, I like this.' Then we figured out how we could incorporate that into the car.

I'm sure he didn't mean to do it and all that stuff, but I wasn't happy about it. I showed it to him after the race. I like racing with Matt ... that stuff rarely happens with him. But I'm going to give it back what he gives to me.

I wish we were in a little bit better position. But you're definitely going to see all that we have to give this weekend, next weekend and the weekend after that.

Tony is a true American racer. You can put him in any car on any track, and he'll be fast. He's good on the short tracks, the intermediate tracks, the restrictor-plate tracks and the road courses.

It was a hell of a night.

Even though we had a great car and great results here in the spring, this team has been working hard to build a new car. We believe it's even better than the car we used here earlier this year, we just hope the results are the same.

We needed a long run. We didn't need that last caution. That last caution hurt us a bit.

It didn't hurt having my teammate (Busch) pushing me from behind. There at the end it got pretty interesting.

I had no idea what was going to happen. I was just so angry that I just wanted to get out of the car as fast as I could.

He's known for pushing the limits, and you want a crew who (does that). But there is a limit, and you've got to know where that limit is.

There aren't any issues other than it's just really, really fast. We're trying to push the limits of the car and the tires.

You've got to be the best person you can be in your life.

When you're in a race car, you're going through so many different emotions throughout that race.

I'll do a little prayer here and there if I feel the need to.

I still think we have a great shot at this championship.

So much of my life is spent just focused on driving race cars.

I want to force the other drivers to find a way past me.

I don't feel I'm a step above anyone on this team. I'm just another link in the chain.

My car just took off. I thought man, we've got a shot at this thing.

I thought I was going to get a run on Tony down the back straight, but then the caution came out. I wish I could have gotten a little closer to his bumper, it might have gotten a little more exciting. I wish that last caution hadn't come out, because I think I could have gotten a fender under Tony.

We didn't need that last caution. I thought I might have had something for him on the caution before that. I just didn't get my tires up to temperature on those last few laps, but I'm real, real proud of the Dupont Chevrolet team.

I thought we might have had something for him. The car just stuck so good through (Turns) One and Two. I thought I was going to get a run on Tony down the back straightaway, but then the caution came out.

I thought there was no way Jimmie could win the race, or I wouldn't have left. All of a sudden I hear he wins, and I go, 'You've got to be kidding me' That was just a phenomenal win.

It was a hell of a night. It's just one of those nights. You'll have those good nights when things will happen. We thought we had it at one time. I don't know if we just got a bad set of tires, over-adjusted or what. We were really looking good and then things just went backwards. We struggled back and forth all night.