Race Car Driver Quotes

I love speed. I love racing cars, whether it's on the streets or wherever. Don't tell the St. Louis police, though.

Driving the No. 26 Sandy Hook School Support Fund Toyota is like nothing I have ever been part of in my NASCAR career.

And here comes Mika Hakkinen, double world champion twice over.

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

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

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

I was about to walk on stage at the Kansas Speedway - I was playing a NASCAR race - and I said to Scooter Carusoe, who was standing side stage, 'I want to write a song called 'Wanna Be That Song.' Then I put my earphones back in and walked right out on stage.

Juan Fangio was the great man of racing, whilst Stirling Moss was the epitome of a racing driver.

I think if you're a race car driver you want to succeed and be the best in your realm of racing.

Just under 10 seconds for Nigel Mansell. Call it 9.5 seconds in round numbers.

As an individual, not as the boss of a company, I am very interested in motor racing.

My time at Honda was amazing. Some of my best times in Formula One, actually. I might not have won races, just one race, but I had a lot of fun.

My big ambition was to be Richard Petty.

I love Daytona and Talladega. I'd like to think maybe I could quit one day running all the races and just run a few that I like.

I don't feel I need to come and drive the race of Lewis Hamilton's life. I think I've driven pretty well this year and I plan to drive Lewis Hamilton's best this weekend.

From Richard Petty to Andy Murstein, everybody at RPM is standing behind me and believing in me on track and also following me through this journey off track and letting me find my way and find my voice in standing up for what's right.

I have a passion for racing, for competing and for fighting on the track.

Elliott Sadler races really clean.

I went to a couple of events with my dad for sure, and I grew up in Daytona where the races ran twice a year. But I never thought - even into my twenties - that this was going to be a big enough career for me.

My father instilled in me a love for racing.

I've got my hands in every aspect of the NASCAR world, not only as the part time race car driver but as the full time TV guy and race team owner.

I've been in motorsport my whole life since I was eight years of age.

At the after-party of the Indy 500, I'm usually wearing jeans and a tank top.

I have a lot of great racing memories growing up in Europe as a young boy - playing with car parts on my dad's desk, watching the races on Sunday afternoons to try and spot him on TV, even having the chance to go to Formula 1 races where he was working.

The United States is the only country where a driver can have a successful career - either in stock cars or IndyCar - and he won't need a passport.