"First of all, I have to thank this race team for having the strength and mental attitude and everything that they do to bounce back from last week and show up and just put a butt-kicking on everybody," Johnson said according to NASCAR.
"At the start of the race, we were a little loose but still running second or third. As soon as we put new tires on, the car came to life. We made a couple of small adjustments that really, really helped it, and I could get out to a nice comfortable lead, ride, protect what I had, work my way through traffic - not with ease, but better than other guys."
Despite his somewhat comfortable lead, Johnson plans to go aggressive at Homestead, in the hope that a good position on the grid after the qualifying may help him avoid a Texas-like disaster.
"I think qualifying 12th - even though that's a good qualifying spot - put us in harm's way, and I was a little cautious, maybe, in qualifying," Johnson added. "We need to show up down there and treat it like any other race."
"I can't put my guard down. Anything and everything can go wrong."
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