Matt Kenseth Quotes

"[Kenseth, the 2003 series champion, was happy just to get a crack at his second title.] I'm relieved, but I'm more than relieved. I'm excited, ... We were way behind two months ago. We just kept digging and digging. I feel like we have some momentum."

"I still think it's a stretch with all of those cars in between. We just have to try to lead some laps and win some races."

"I felt like it was Christmas."

"I hate green-white-checker finishes just because they are so nerve-wrecking. I spun the tires a little and they said 'Jimmie is outside' and I was just holding on trying to get a run off the corner."

"Winning's hard. We were second to Tony at Indianapolis this year and we did everything possible to win. They could have made that race worth 10,000 points and we couldn't have tried any harder."

"He was the one whining all week. He's worried about people's lives and everything then he wrecks you on purpose at 190."

"If it had gone green until the end, I was making some progress and I probably would have finished third,"

"I don't think I could've caught him with eight tires to tell you the truth, he was so fast at the end. There's now way we could've run any quicker than we were."

"I haven't been to this Victory Lane before, but I knew where it was because they showed me when I won the pole, so I knew where it was."

"If (Stewart and Johnson) don't have any problems, they're the guys to beat."