There's some sorta big bar-be-que goin' on here in turn three. There's smoke all over the track! Some fan's got a big one goin' on.

In what other sport do you get a 15-second break every hour?

The winner ain't the one with the fastest car. It's the one who refuses to lose.

I mean, I've always felt like a lot of people's misconceptions of me have to do with how I grew up. I grew up poor, and I grew up rich. I think some people who have never met me have a misconception that when I was living with my father when he was successful, that I was somehow adversely affected by his success or the money he had and was making at the time.

I wish Michael Schumacher would come try NASCAR. That'd be cool. With everything he's done and how professional he's remained through it all, I think he's an awesome role model as far as work ethic and tenacity. He just seems like he knows how to get it done.

Tried on daddy's 1979 rookie firesuit a while back. Smelled every bit of 36 years old.

I'm just trying not to get run over. That's number one. Number two is you gotta catch the guy in front of ya.