Jacques Villeneuve Quotes

I've loved car racing all my life. I watch NASCAR regularly, and drag racing because we have Raceway Park in New Jersey. I think I got it from my father.

I love coming to America to race. Maybe that's because I'm a big fan of NASCAR as well.

Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.

I've never seen a NASCAR race; I've seen an Indianapolis 500 race.

Nascar will certainly not be one of my challenges in the future.

NASCAR, there's nothing wrong with it, it's very competitive, but the specs are very tight on tolerances.

I've driven for A. J. Foyt, now the Andrettis, and my NASCAR team is Richard Childress Racing, which is one of the greats in that sport.

The Daytona 500 is what it is because of the tradition and history of this great event. People have been coming out in February since 1950 to watch this great race. It would be hard to ever change that.

When someone tells me they've never been to a race, I tell them that the first one they should go to is Bristol, Tennesee. The shape of the track, the energy, and excitement under the lights is similar to what you might get at a stick-and-ball game in college football or the NFL.

I love stock-car racing and NASCAR. I kind of take offense to anybody who has any cross words about it. It's kind of like your brother. You can talk all the crap you want about him, but you won't let anyone else do it.

When I did some Nascar races this year I noticed that I was increasingly missing the racing side, to race against each other, because in rallying you really race against the clock.

NASCAR and the Daytona 500 are about as American as you can get.

There are some people who watch NASCAR for the highly skilled driving - but most people watch it for the crashes.

You know, I think in Europe NASCAR is not regarded as high as it should.

Every time I get into a Nationwide car after being in a Cup car, I feel so much more comfortable than I did previously.

I've never been to a race car race before.

I'm from West Virginia. If you didn't know what was happening in NASCAR, you were on the outside. NASCAR is a big league sport, but it's still also country and redneck.

I've done drag races. I've done Long Beach Grand Prix stuff. I've done NASCAR stuff. Just about anything carwise under the sun, I've done. Whether it be driving schools or racing schools, I've had a passion for it for a long time.

Jeff Gordon came from sprint cars and obviously he knows how to win championships.

The France family is locked and loaded in its dedication to Nascar.

My favorite was Jeff Gordon. I just followed him growing up because I started watching racing when he came on the scene.

I have had this opportunity to go on a journey and experience the ride of racing cars, of different championships around the world, go-karts, F3, F4, and now F1. It's been so amazing to be able to experience that. There have been bad days, good days, and it's been a great ride.

When I showed up to drive for Dale in '01 it was a brand new team.

Freshman year of college we got to go on a NASCAR course in Charlotte.

I am thrilled to be part of the Indianapolis 500.