I've never seen myself as a 'girl driver.' I'm just a driver.

Fame can be annoying, but there are perks too.

I take none of that to heart. I don't feel like there's anything that I need to do for anybody else. I want to win bad enough for myself anyway, that nothing anybody can say can make me want to win any more.

My first Indy 500 was one of my high points. I ended up qualifying fourth and I finished fourth. I had a win in Japan a few years later, and then qualifying for Daytona was great as well.

You know, it's always good to have seen a track before, just to kind of know where the little bumps are here and there, and just the general feel for the size.

Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know.

You have to keep thinking, I can be better.