I closed my eyes, held my breath and then everything went black.

Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on, but daddy bumped me in the rear and my car went right into the wall.

There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile.

When I first started racing, my father said, "Win the race as slow as you can.

I'd rather be called King than other things I've been called.

Like everyone else, I don't want it to get too far away from the racing because as time progresses, we're trying to get new fans and still keep the old fans and we've still got to have the racing.

If there are 10 people there, two or three are going to recognize you.