NASCAR Winston Cup Teleconference Moments

Jamie McMurray, driver No. 42 Havoline Dodge Intrepid

Photo courtesy of NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

"You can let a guy go and not race him early."

A Zoomster question from Debbie:

"Maybe a little bit of both, probably more patient when I need to be. The thing I've learned about Winston Cup racing is you can let a guy go and not race him early on in the race. He'll return that favor later on. The races are so long and the cars change so much you have to adjust on 'em. I'm probably more aggressive at the end than what I was at the beginning of the year. I feel like I've gained respect from some of the guys and they know I'm supposed to be there now. I think at the beginning of the year you have to earn that respect. That car number and that car hasn't really been there before, so I feel like now they understand we've run up front quite a little bit and that you're supposed to be there and that makes it easier on me to be more aggressive and to be more racy at the end of the race."