Brian France Quotes

James Finch has always had pretty stout cars for the restrictor-plate races and I know we'll be very competitive at Daytona.

I like the competition that Nextel Cup gives us. The schedule is difficult. But this is something I want to do for sure.

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

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 think people - especially folks who haven't seen a lot of NASCAR - they get this idea that we're just going around in circles. And that's so far from the truth. You're running as hard as you can to get all you can every lap.

Indy car racing is much more aggressive.

In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down. All of those things can happen - and then you give an interview two seconds later.

You can have a great car in the Sprint Cup Series and run 15th with it. It's super competitive. These guys are just really good.

There's nothing quite like being part of a NASCAR race weekend, and that always will hold true.

There are several races that anything can happen and Talladega is one of those places for sure.

I would love to do a one-off race somewhere - NASCAR would be awesome.

For me I'm a NASCAR driver, and I want to be able to win NASCAR championships.

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

My son is racing his first 24-hour this year with Porsche.

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

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

The Daytona 500 is a big race, and Darlington is just as big of an event, and a lot of people get excited for it.

If NASCAR racing gets any more exciting, I may not be able to stand it.

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

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

I always like my chances at Daytona.

Talladega is one of the macho tracks on the circuit and when I was a kid, I remember everyone wanting to go watch this race because the cars go so fast on the circuit; there were so many great battles.

That's a hallmark of NASCAR... We have gotten to where we've gotten because we're able to have the best drivers in the world, the best team owners and then giving them a package that creates the most exciting racing.

It is one thing to drive a Formula 1 car, and it is another thing to actually race it.

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.