There's just a pit that develops in your stomach and doesn't go away. It's the championship pit and it's there.

I've been very fortunate to dodge a nickname throughout my entire career. I've never had one.

Experience is invaluable. I can't express enough how much experience in this sport has helped me as a driver.

The Daytona 500 is a career-winning race. It defines careers for drivers, crew members, crew chiefs and race teams. It has that power.

You watch guys live through their peaks, and then unfortunately, you've got to come down from that peak.

I want to say thank you to everybody at Hendrick Motorsports for their hard work...Obviousl y, the front row is very special, big thank you to Chevrolet and my awesome sponsor Lowe's Home Improvement !

My fans are always extremely loyal.