Kurt Busch Quotes

My father instilled in me a love for racing.

You know, its just a matter of working through the pitfalls sometimes and working through the challenges that lie ahead.

This 51 Phoenix Racing team, I love them to death. They've got my back, I've got theirs.

I never did any of things I was accused of. It was a total fabrication.

I wouldn't say it came easy, but I understood how to win and I determined how I could do it.

It was such a dramatic escalator that I was on. It was at 90 degrees. I was going straight up like a rocket ship into space. And I was thrown in with the sharks. They said sink or swim in this Cup deal.

Dale Earnhardt told me it doesn't matter if fans boo or cheer, as long as they're making noise.

I am grateful to Penske Racing for six very productive years. Together we won a lot of races - 16 in all. I'm proud that we won on a variety of tracks.

That's what I try to do each and every week is give my best effort and not give up, no matter what comes at us.

Is my strike zone bigger than others? Yeah. It might be bigger than others, but I don't have a problem with it.

You really don't put a value on your first win, it is priceless no matter where you are.

I know where my priorities lie.

I'm technologically challenged, so I finally hooked up Bluetooth in my truck so I can talk going down the road.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday I took time to reflect on what is most important to me and realized I need to find a way to put the fun back into racing.

Each driver has their own identity and from one week to another, normally it stays the same.

James Finch is exactly what I'm looking for, as far as getting back into the race car to have fun.

It's an opportunity of a lifetime to be teamed up with (Kevin) Harvick, with Tony (Stewart), Danica (Patrick). Us four in the same meetings, it could be hell or could be great. I'm just kidding about the hell part.

You think I'm a pretty good race car driver? Wait until you see my brother. He's the best driver in the family.

There are a lot of lessons that you learn, and you have to learn them quickly if you want to be competitive at this top level.

I just always dreamed of racing cars, but I didn't think I could do it as a living.

The Daytona 500 is a big race, and Darlington is just as big of an event, and a lot of people get excited for it.

When Jimmie Johnson goes out early and finishes 35th, as he did Sunday, he can look at the cameras, lament about it being a tough day, and then say, 'We'll just try to get them next week at Darlington'.

I guess good things come to those who wait.

There are going to be little victories that we claim, even if it's finishing 15th and putting the car back in hauler without a scratch on it.

There wouldn't be any way I could have jumped into Cup with the success I had without the truck series. I wish I had more time to spend there. There are so many things the truck teaches you about aerodynamics, the professional ranks of racing, and working with a professional team.

It's better sometimes to be lucky than good.

It's almost therapeutic driving there and driving back (to North Carolina), with the time you get to think about things as well as create checklists.

I also appreciate the lasting friendships I've made while working with our great sponsors through the years, including Miller Lite, Shell and Dodge.

Leaving a great organization and a lucrative contract is not easy, but it allows me to take a deep breath and work on things that can make me a better driver and a better person.

Jimmie Johnson is putting a whoopin' on everybody!

I'm on probation, so I can't even pick my nose the right way.

James Finch has always had pretty stout cars for the restrictor-plate races and I know we'll be very competitive at Daytona.

I've been fined probably more than any driver, and I've probably paid it out of my own pocket more than any driver.