“I don't think there's anything that can match winning the Daytona 500. This is as big as there is."

"Everybody got a taste of success and everybody wants to keep elevating that to the next level."

"I'm glad we finally got that superspeedway win. We've pretty much done everything else."

“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.”

“On any given day, I don’t think there’s anybody who can outdrive me. That’s the mind set I have going into every race.”

“As a race car driver, driving is the easy part. The hard part is containing the emotions on the race track.”

“I am definitely one that is going to push it. You can’t be as good as you are until you know when you’re going to fall off the cliff.”

“Anybody who says I can’t do something, it just motivates me more than you could believe.”

“You can’t take life for granted. I am lucky to have everything I’ve ever wanted. I’ve got a beautiful wife, a job I’ve always dreamed of...and my face on my own t-shirts.”

"Money and fame? I never had it, don’t really know if I want it.”