 Johnson appeared in victory lane to celebrate his seventh win of the season in front of 90 @,@ 000 who attended the race . Johnson also earned $ 267 @,@ 001 in race winnings . Afterward , he said , " I guess it could have been a statement we were sending . There was a lot of pressure . All week long , we wondered if we could step up like we did today . I 'm very proud how we rose to the occasion . " , he continued , " When I go home tonight , I 'm going to be ( mentally ) driving laps , what I think I need to do in qualifying trim so I can put my best effort in on Friday . Same thing for race practice on Saturday , and go racing Sunday . Texas was such a good lesson . And I hope that the points we lost in Texas isn 't what keeps us from winning this championship . " 
