JIMMIE JOHNSON (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet):
“It certainly was a good lap for us. We had a car that I could really be aggressive with. This track is kind of inviting and it sucked me into a few small mistakes when I was out there, but to put up a time like that, I’m just thankful for all of the hard work my guys have been doing.
I’m very proud of my guys. Yesterday, the car was really balanced, and just from experience I knew that coming into today, the car would have overall grip. If you could get your balance right yesterday, come in today, the car would just pick up speed on its own because of the track temperatures.
Experience definitely helps, especially on a track like this that you don’t get the chance to test at and you only race at once a year.”
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