. >> this is the eighth chase appearance for denny hamlin.what do you feel is your strength coming in? >> pit crew. >> we've seen that lately. >> you know, we -- you know, we got a lot of pieces of the puzzle put together for a championship run. we, you know, as important as track position is these days, you have to have great pit stops. we feel like we have that part licked. you have to have faster cars. you got to qualify better. there's a lot of things that go into a championship run and we're missing a couple very important pieces and that's speed. >> denny hamlin finished second in the chase in 2010. looking for it all this year. >> matt kenseth had a tough night, but the good news is, he's in the chase. one of three drivers in on points. looking forward to chicago and the nine-races after. what is your realistic expectation out of this team? >> well, i feel great about my team. i mean, i got a ton of confidence in the group. they've been really great on pit road, i think jason's been doing a great job this year. preparation's been good.

. >> this is the eighth chase appearance for denny hamlin.what do you feel is your strength coming in? >> pit crew. >> we've seen that lately. >> you know, we -- you know, we got a lot of pieces of the puzzle put together for a championship run. we, you know, as important as track position is these days, you have to have great pit stops. we feel like we have that part licked. you have to have faster cars. you got to qualify better. there's a lot of things that go into a championship run and we're missing a couple very important pieces and that's speed. >> denny hamlin finished second in the chase in 2010. looking for it all this year. >> matt kenseth had a tough night, but the good news is, he's in the chase. one of three drivers in on points. looking forward to chicago and the nine-races after. what is your realistic expectation out of this team? >> well, i feel great about my team. i mean, i got a ton of confidence in the group. they've been really great on pit road, i think jason's been doing a great job this year. preparation's been good.