Driving will never be away from me - I can't just give it up. It's all I've ever done, and there's something about being in that car.

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

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

Very few athletes have the chance to be brought into the White House.

NASCAR does a good job of trying to keep things equal with new rules. We're not allowed to have computers in our cars to tell the crew what's going on. So the only thing you have is the driver, and the driver-crew chief relationship. That's the most important thing.

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

The competition in today's world of racing is so tough.