Some of the fans look at me as a villain or not a nice guy for some reason. I don't feel like that's the case, personally.

When you cross the line and you've won the race, to me, it's an amazing feeling.

It's funny how the whole team gets quiet when you're about to win a Daytona 500.

I’m really proud of my team. They have given me great cars all year long. Today, we finally got to show what kind of cars they have been giving me. We were up front, leading laps and showing how good this No. 22 Ford is. Once again today, my team showed they have my back and that will only make us better going forward.

You don't go to a race track to finish second.

When I was three years old, I had race-car wallpaper, a race-car bed, race-car toys. That was all I wanted. And nothing has changed. Except I don't have a race-car bed anymore.?

You need to be sharp the whole race, and eventually you start getting mentally tired and make little mistakes over and over.