It's been such a down couple years for a team that's won many championships. This team is not used to being in the back of the field.

The championships we've won are still special. We're not ashamed about anything. We worked our hearts out to get to this point.

Championships are won in the first half of the season, not just the second half,

This is just such a great win for me and the Target team because we knew we had the car for this track which is very difficult and also rewarding when you put a good lap together. ... We had to have good fuel strategy and we knew this track was all about momentum. It's good to come back to the road courses and win once again. This one win makes this very difficult season so much better.

This is such a relief for the team. This group really deserves it. I'm just overwhelmed.

It would have been awesome to look back and say I won SEC championships, and I won all those rings, but you're not going to have that stuff. You have to remember the times with your friends, joking around in the locker room -- the good times and the bad times. Hopefully, you remember the good times.