Racing Popularity Quotes

If the Indy Racing League didn't have the Indianapolis 500, do you think it would have lasted more than six months? No chance.

For me, I believe that Dale Jr. has had a big part in kind of stunting the growth of NASCAR because he's got these legions of fans and this huge outreach of being able to reach different places that none of us have the possibility to reach, but he's won nine races in 10 years at Hendrick Motorsports and hasn't been able to reach outside of that.

Chase Elliott winning is better for our sport.

In my opinion, Jimmie Johnson should be our most popular guy because he's won seven championships.

I am very happy because motor racing is very important outside the states, very big all over the world.

Given that kids don't play our sport in school means that it takes us a while to get people excited about auto racing. But we are doing the things that need to be done and expanding our reach through digital and social media so we can capture the next generation of Millennial fans.

If we have close, great racing like we have, then the ratings will take care of themselves.