My fans are always extremely loyal.

It's real easy to sit on your couch and point fingers and say, 'So-and-so did something wrong...'. But until you are out there in these cars at these speeds and seeing all the near-misses and what is really going on, it is not worth forming an opinion.

Since I was kid, what's drawn me to racing is the feeling inside of me, the passion I have for the sport, the feeling I have while competing and doing what I do in a car, on a bike, whatever it's been

How do you say no when a little kid is asking you for ice cream? I know I can't say no to it myself.

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

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?'

I've met a handful of presidents, from Jimmy Carter to Bill Clinton to George Bush to Barack Obama.