Being a broadcaster, man, you just sort of paint from a blank canvas, in a way.

Everything we do needs to be geared toward making the sport [auto racing] more accessible to the fans - the rules of the sport, how the race plays itself out, how people qualify into the races - everything needs to be as easy to understand as possible.

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

I've already done enough to have earned 'good driver,' so if I can be known as a great person and a good driver, that's better than only being a great driver.

My father could look straight ahead but concentrate on something on the very edge of his vision, almost nearly behind him.

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.

If my wheel comes off and I hit the fence real hard, I get to whack every damn one of you with a hammer.