I don't think that I'm the smartest guy around, so I'm better off to keep my mouth shut as much as I can rather than opening my mouth and proving to people that I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm more of a leader by example than I am a preacher.

I'm not comfortable telling my kids how they should be or how they should think or how they should act or anything else.

Obviously you can look at things however you choose to and I'm not proud of some people in sports, but I don't really look at it as my calling to be out there setting an example. I just try to treat people the way the I want to be treated - with respect and some dignity.

My fans freak out and think I'm never going to race again. And I don't want them to do that because I want them to be there to pull for me in the truck series next year.

Life is short and I have some things I'd still like to do.

I guess I'd rather be lucky than good.

Kids pick up and absorb a lot more than you think they do. I try to do what I think is right, and I try to lead by example.