You've got guys out there that are good spokespeople for their sponsors or whatever. They do a good job of selling merchandise and all that. And then you've got guys that are just good wheel men.

Ray Evernham and Jeff Gordon and people in the garage area always put so much stake into me.

I try to keep at least one or two of my firesuit designs every year.

There's no better feeling that celebrating in Victory Lane.

You pretty much know as a driver what too fast is.

I'd say the late 70s were probably pretty cool. Obviously the cars weren't safe and the tracks weren't safe and all that stuff, but I think back then it was more about the driver.

I think I could make a 1,000 mile race. But I would definitely have to take pre-race precautions to make sure I could make it that far.

I would say people are most going to remember me for my skill on the racetrack, first and foremost.

It's funny to watch sometimes. You're walking through a crowd of people or whether you're just out there for driver intros, the amount of reaction you get and the people you're affecting is pretty funny.

I watch football all the time. I enjoy getting home on Monday nights and watch 'Monday Night Football,' and 'Sunday Night Football' when we get home early enough on Sunday nights.

I don't mind taking chances. Sometimes those chances get me in a loophole that's hard to get out of, but that's just me. That's my drive. That's my fire. That's who I am. That's who I want to be and who I feel like I am when I'm fast.

I like road-course racing.

Racing is work, so that's not a hobby.

We're at the top echelon of motorsports, and we've got guys who have never won Late Model races running on the racetrack. It's pathetic. They don't know where to go.

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.

When I jumped ship from Roush Racing to Hendrick Motorsports, I couldn't believe the amount of personnel here that get along with each other. It's pretty amazing that there are so many people under one roof, where Roush is more spread out and it feels so different.

Toyota is competitive in anything they do.

I will not back down to anyone.

I always like my chances at Daytona.

I just try to be myself. But I will tell you this: I will not back down to anyone.

I let people draw their own conclusions about my similarities to Dale Sr.

If you make the schedule exciting and make the events exciting, that is what guarantees you the people to come back if they had a good time.

People don't like the same thing. You have to keep their attention.

How many times have you had a crappy Super Bowl, but everybody goes to the Super Bowl because it's an event.