Associated Press

Greg Biffle sits in his car during practice for the LifeLock 400 race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., Friday. Biffle started Saturday night's race fourth.

JOLIET, Ill. -- Jimmie Johnson has only begun the journey of fatherhood and some competitors say he's in for quite an experience.

Johnson's still-yet-to-be-named daughter was born Wednesday. It's his first child. Others talked about what children have meant to them.

"I will tell you from my perspective that I see in my children's eyes when I do well and what that means to them, and that means more to me than anything else,'' Jeff Burton said.

"I see the disappointment in their eyes when I don't do well and, by the way, I see them emulate me.

"They watch me and pay attention to what I do and the way I respond to things through adversity; they're always in the back of my head with the way I conduct myself. It's an incredible experience.''

Burton then shared an experience at New Hampshire last month with his family.

"I get on the golf cart and I say, 'Well guys, it happened again, but it's going to be OK,' '' Burton said. "We made a mistake, but we've done a lot of great things.' And my son looked at me and said, 'You've got a great attitude.' I mean, what ... is better than that? It made me want to go win the next race.

"To me, being a father has been an extremely inspiring thing, especially as they have gotten older and it ... sure hasn't done anything to slow me down; if anything it has only sped me up."

Jeff Gordon had his share of advice for Johnson as a new father.

"Get a name,'' Gordon said of Johnson's daughter. "It's exciting, I'm happy for him. It's great and I know how excited he is.

"The toughest thing is just getting sleep. It's really hard to get sleep at this time. You're so excited and you want to be a part of it in every way.

"Then you show up at the race track and you realize that you have to do your job and it makes it tough. I don't know of any good advice as to how to do that. That would be my only advice would be to try to find a way to get some sleep."

Back to work

Reed Sorenson is expected to remain in the No. 83 car for Red Bull at Indianapolis and Pocono, the next two Cup races. Saturday night was originally the last of a three-race deal he had with the team with regular driver Brian Vickers out this season because of blood clots.

Change the channel

Saturday night's race was the sixth and final Cup race to be broadcast on TNT this season.

ESPN/ABC takes over beginning at Indianapolis in two weeks and will broadcast the rest of the Cup season.

Pit stops

The Cup series is off this upcoming weekend and returns to action July 25 at Indianapolis. ... Juan Pablo Montoya's wife is due to give birth to their third child later this month. Jeff Gordon's wife also is due to deliver their second child later this month.