Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet
“You know, first off I got to thank the engine guys, because we had a little problem yesterday and they worked overnight to really get us the package that was durable and also competitive, and it was good enough to win the race. Can't thank those guys enough.
“The team worked hard to get that motor changed, to get the car set up right. The setup was good. Started to race a little loose. Blistered right rear tire, so (Eury) Junior told me 'Just tried to keep the lead.' We was up there on top sliding around a little bit. The cars are pretty much a handful after about 25 laps, but that makes for good TV, I think.
“I just, you know, got the next set of tires. We made some adjustments. We got a little bit too far on adjustment, but the car was better. I don't know really, I can't remember everything that was going on at the end. So many position changes we were having to make, being forced to make (laughter).
“We got to the bottom trying to take the lead, got shuffled back to about eighth, got to the top, got back to third. Tried to lay back a little bit, get a run. Got a run put together that made it happen. We got underneath the 12. I don't know if I forced him into lifting or whether we just cleared him or not, but we were able to get by him, try to keep the lead for the rest of the race.
“It was fun though. Real proud of my team. Just proud of the effort. That was a good work ethic right there. Just a good day.”

Tony Eury Jr, crew chief of the No. 88 Chevrolet
“I mean, it was a pretty awesome deal. We was kind of worried yesterday. But like he said, the guys done a really good job of preparing the car last night. Kind of worried about how the car was going to get, if it was going to get too tight or whatever. We freed it up a little this morning. Had him too free at the start of the race. He could still handle it.
“When he told me we had that tire problem, he told me he felt a vibration, so we stopped early and got that handled, just tightened him up a little bit. It was all Dale Jr. at the end. He put a move together that basically won us the race. The team couldn't be prouder. We got to build good cars, but you also have to have a great driver to be able to do that.”

Earnhardt Jr.
“I feel like we got a great shot (at the Daytona 500), you know what I mean? Nobody's boastful enough, I don't think, personality-wise to come in here and claim that. I wouldn't expect anybody to do that. But I thought we got a great shot. We've won some races down here, so we got to be in the group if there's a group of them.”

Bill Elliott, driver of the No. 21 Little Debbie Ford Fusion (Finished 16th)
“I don’t think there are words that can describe it, but that’s life

Boris Said, driver of the No. 60 7-Eleven Ford Fusion (Finished 19th)
“We had a really, really good car. We should have been in the top two, but we had a tire go and we had to pit a little early. I just couldn’t get anyone to help me. Carl Edwards was the only guy that ever helped me. It’s disappointing to me. I had so many runs and everytime I pulled out, I just got hung out but I couldn’t just sit there in line. I had to keep trying, but I just kept getting hung out. It’s real disappointing after we had such a good car.”

Kenny Wallace, driver of the No. 87 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet (Finished 8th)
“I want to thank my brother, Mike Wallace. I want to thank Mike. He inspired me. He finished fourth in the Daytona 500 last year, Mike did, ran in the top 10. Couple days ago, he said, Will you let me spot for you? I looked at him kind of stunned and said, Hell, yeah. Mike is one of the best drafters there are in all of NASCAR.
“My story, the way I feel, just incredible. Last year Furniture Row, they didn't know where to turn, what to do to make their team better. I don't know what it was. I don't know if they fired me or what, because they kept paying me and kept all my stuff.
“And then they called me up in the wintertime and says, We realize it wasn't you. We want you to run the 500. I'm like, What the hell? We realize how bad our motors were. This is our chance to pay you back.
“So this is more. If you just let me have this, all of you, this is a moral victory for me. This is all about me right now. For them to say, Hey, here is a car with a Hendrick motor in it. We want you to go ahead and prove it. Holy crap, I proved it. I'm just shocked right now.
“I told Brian (Vickers), I was so focused in the car, come across that start/finish line, my brother, Mike, is talking to me every lap and the crew is going nuts. I'm like, Oh, my Lord, I made it. I made the Daytona 500.
“It's like Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s story but on a real small level. He wanted to change teams to prove how good he was. It's a Cinderella story. Looks like he's going to sweep Speedweeks if he don't break. My team gives me one chance, one opportunity to prove my ability. So Furniture Row did that. It makes it really extra special.
“It's a very, very big moral victory for me. Now I can go on and run in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and feel real good about myself.”

Brian Vickers, driver of the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota Camry (Finished 11th)
“This feels about as good as that skydive the other day -- not quite. This feels like a win. We had so much adversity to overcome and we had a lot of friends out there that helped us, but most importantly it was all the hard work from Red Bull and Toyota. We had to overcome the ignition box in qualifying, the spin at the beginning of this race, the right-rear coming apart, and pitting to get new tires, but it all worked out.”