A goal isn’t something you just arrive at and stop. You have to stay curious and hungry and foolish...

The United States is the only country where a driver can have a successful career - either in stock cars or IndyCar - and he won't need a passport.

The first time I fired up a car, felt the engine shudder and the wheel come to life in my hands, I was hooked. It was a feeling I can't describe. I still get it every time I get into a race car.

I will always enter a race car from the left side. Always. Why? I have no idea.

My biggest concern during a race is getting bored. The biggest thing I have to combat is falling asleep while going around and around.

The experts or the cynics say, "Oh, those were the good old days, that's when drivers were really drivers. They didn't have all these aids." You know what? What we had, we did the best with and when we got more we provided what was needed.

The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.