There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile.

I'd rather be called King than other things I've been called.

When I first started racing, my father said, "Win the race as slow as you can.

You can work hard, do everything that you think is right, but one thing you'll never overcome in life is fate. You can't control fate.

I quit driving, I'm not retired.

Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on, but daddy bumped me in the rear and my car went right into the wall.

If there are 10 people there, two or three are going to recognize you.