NASCAR fans are very knowledgeable and very passionate.

I don't need to break the speed limit. But if I'm not passing other vehicles on the interstate, I get a little irritated.

I feel I'm entitled to my opinion, right or wrong.

If the roles were reversed, I would be saying the same thing. As a competitor, you're tired of the same guy winning. I guess I understand where they're coming from and what they're saying ... I don't necessarily agree with it. I think it would be great for someone to win five straight.

I've always looked for my affirmation through my peers, the people I race against, and within my team.

I do find it amusing when somebody cuts me off, makes an aggressive move on me in a car. I'm like, 'Do you have any idea what I do for a living? Why?'

Jeff [Gordon] doesn't sit down and explain things. We don't sit and have meetings where I'm the student. He really teaches by example. I've learned a lot on and off the racetrack.