I am, after all, a NASCAR fan.
James Finch has always had pretty stout cars for the restrictor-plate races and I know we'll be very competitive at Daytona.
I love racing and I've always enjoyed racing. I love to try and go back to the local short tracks and do those races. And sometimes I do.
I don't understand why everybody can't remember how exciting the Daytona 500 has been over the years when Richard Petty and David Pearson and Darrell Waltrip ran just the three of them racing for the win. Why do you have to have 40 cars in a pack to say it's exciting?
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 like the competition that Nextel Cup gives us. The schedule is difficult. But this is something I want to do for sure.
NASCAR fans are very knowledgeable and very passionate.
I've never seen a NASCAR race; I've seen an Indianapolis 500 race.
I've always been an Earnhardt family fan.
There's only eight cars that make the Daytona 500.
NASCAR and the Daytona 500 are about as American as you can get.
Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans, but I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.
Dale Earnhardt was the best race car driver there will ever be in NASCAR. I would hope you don't expect me to replace him because nobody ever will.
My favorite was Jeff Gordon. I just followed him growing up because I started watching racing when he came on the scene.
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.
We're going to do whatever it takes to bring that NASCAR style of racing on the track to full fruition. That's simply what we have to do.
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.
I think NASCAR's coming to Canada now so it'll take on a whole new relevance. Be afraid.
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.
For me I'm a NASCAR driver, and I want to be able to win NASCAR championships.
There are some people who watch NASCAR for the highly skilled driving - but most people watch it for the crashes.
My big ambition was to be Richard Petty.
It was reported in the paper that President Bush received a 'warm reception' from the Daytona 500 drivers. Well sure, the drivers had never met anyone who was sponsored by more oil companies than they were.
There's nothing quite like being part of a NASCAR race weekend, and that always will hold true.
Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.
