Chase Elliott — winner: “It was definitely a team effort, man. How about that? That was awesome. We’ve never had a win this early in the season. Just a really great team effort, man. So proud of Alan and the whole team. They did a great job. We took a gamble. We were going to two-stop that last stage. I honestly think it was going to work out good for us either way. Just so proud of them. Man, they put up with a lot (smiling). They got to put up with me all the time. I just appreciate them for sticking with me. Sure is a lot of fun when days like this work out. Definitely really appreciate it. Thanks to everybody, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet, Boss. I told you I thought we were okay. I didn’t know if we were this good or not. Thanks for the opportunity, as always. Wish you were here. We’ll see you next time. Say hi to my mom at home. Hope she’s having a good evening. Yeah, I mean, this whole deal is really weird the way it all works. I told them there about, I don’t know, half, three-quarters of the way through, I really don’t dislike my balance, I just wish I could control my runs a little better. Fortunately we got to lead on that last one. Fell into a really good pace. Yeah, just had enough. I think we probably needed a little bit to be just the absolute best outright. We were really close. Was able to manage and save enough to get through traffic there at the end. Yeah, man, it’s really cool when this stuff works out. To win these races is so tough. Just really grateful for the opportunity, as always. I never take it for granted. Trust me, this is a dream come true for me. Thanks everybody for coming out today. Appreciate y’all. Y’all are amazing. Thanks for the support. Hope it was a good show for you.”
Denny Hamlin — second: