Tony Stewart Quotes

The day that Chase Elliott wins his first race is gonna be one of the best moments in NASCAR racing because of the fact of how impactful it will be for all of us in NASCAR racing.

Michael [Schumacher] was a phenomenal driver but for me, Ayrton Senna was the greatest ever. If I could get one world championship that would be great; if I could win three, the same number as Ayrton did, that would be a dream. But I want to be the best driver there has ever been.

The Daytona 500 is a career-winning race. It defines careers for drivers, crew members, crew chiefs and race teams. It has that power.

I have been waiting to win a world championship since 1985. I've had three cracks at a world title - in karting, I finished third at Le Mans; that hurt because it was very close, but then in Formula One there wasn't really an opportunity to finally crack it, so it's third time lucky.

I think that when we were younger, the fact of knowing our uncle Derrike won the Daytona 500. We were racing go-karts then, and I think that really kind of motivated us.

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.

Nobody in Formula One has won so many titles, so many races as I did. So Ferrari for me is crucial; it is more than important.

There is no other way to start the season than to win the Daytona 500.

It's very, very special for me. This is where I've grown up, it's my home, and winning the Monaco Grand Prix is the highlight of any racing driver's career and for me a childhood dream. It being my home makes it all the more special, unbelievable.

Winning in Monaco is always special. That track has always been good to me. I won there in Formula 3000, battled for the victory with Williams in 2006 and now I've won two of the last three grands prix there.

I am very proud to be part of this team, and I know that winning with Ferrari will mean more than winning with another team.

Winning Le Mans didn't change my career, but it definitely gave me a boost.

I have always had deep respect for Sam Schmidt Motorsports and couldn't be happier in partnering with Sam.

You will rarely get introduced as the two-time Pocono champion. You will certainly be introduced as the two-time Daytona 500 champion.

You've got to understand, I'd been trying to get to Victory Lane my whole career.

Being compared to the best driver in F1 history is the goal you want to achieve, and to have that as my idol and father is very special.

NAPA has been with me from winning two Daytona 500s, to missing races with a new start-up team, and back to victory lane again. The relationship grew far past that of just a sponsor, but more of a partner and a friend.

I won the Daytona 500. I won these races twice. I knew I didn't need anything cheating on my part.

I said I preferred Daytona to LeMans if I were to race. LeMans is a great event, don't get me wrong, but here in the U.S. is where I turned my life around, where I have a lot of friends, where I feel have my greatest following - not in terms of quantity but of quality - of racing fans.

F3 is an important step for that, and the next step has to be Formula 2, but my goal is to step up and show what I can do.

I think I've benefitted a lot of times from having my dad as a racing driver and I don't think I would be here if it wasn't for him because McLaren probably wouldn't have looked at me.

I'd like to be remembered as an important component of the Ferrari team.

The chances of me getting into the Hall of Fame as a racer are slim to none. But as an owner I have a chance to do something special, mostly because I learned a lot of secrets from Dale.

Road racing has given me a good life, and I'm not being cocky, but I've brought something to racing, too.

Everyone who has ever aspired to be a stock car driver wants to win the Daytona 500. If someone says that it's better to win somewhere else, then that tells me one thing for sure - they've never won at Daytona.