NASCAR-CUP: Indianapolis: Johnson - Firday media visit



Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe's Monte Carlo SS, met with members of the
media and discussed racing at Indianapolis, the prestige of this race
compared to the Daytona 500, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, this morning's
practice, the Chase, the disagreement between Tony Stewart and Hamlin and
changes to his team next year.

YOU WERE ALREADY ON A ROLL LAST YEAR WHEN YOU GOT HERE. WHEN YOU WON
THAT, WHAT DID THAT DO FOR YOUR MOMENTUM FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR?
"I think it really put a lot of confidence in the team to come to a track
that has been one of our toughest, if not the worst and come through that
and win, really did a lot for the team in boosting out confidence and
boosting the momentum that was there and carrying us on. We got into the
Chase now, got off to a slow start, I keep forgetting that part of it but
I keep remembering the five second-place finishes that we had, just
chugging along and doing a great job."

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