“We took a shot at fifth in the end. I didn’t care about any Chase for the Championship. I wanted a top five for Kodak. I didn’t care about the three championship guys. I drive for Kodak. I don’t drive for Hendrick or Roush. I wanted a top five for Kodak. Congratulations to Kasey Kahne. He deserves the Raybestos Rookie of the Year championship by far. They gave us a racecar today, and we drove the heck out of it all the way to the end. It was nice to have something you could feel good about. I always feel good about things. It’s been a peak and valley season, but there’s one great thing about sports. It’s next season already. This is an awesome track, and we had a good time today. We were as fast as the leaders. We just weren’t faster than.”