In NASCAR, you don’t have to be as physically strong as in some other forms of racing. You’ve just got to be able to endure the heat and endurance of it.
I thought long and hard about my future this past year and during the offseason, and I’ve decided 2015 will be the last time I compete for a championship.
My career in racing started at a very young age in California.
Either you focus, or you hit something really hard.
As I get older, my appreciation for wine has just increased. I fell in love with wine through my travels, but knowing what the wine country is all about definitely makes it my own.
I don’t feel I’m a step above anyone on this team. I’m just another link in the chain.
I think fear is what keeps us from going over the edge. I mean, as a race car driver, I don’t think what makes a good race car driver is a fearless person. I think it’s somebody that is comfortable being behind the wheel of something that’s somewhat out of control.
In California, especially Northern California, the fans really cheer for me.
I want to force the other drivers to find a way past me.
I don’t like to get beat in anything!
Racing is not what I like to do; it’s winning.
When you’re in a race car, you’re going through so many different emotions throughout that race.
I’m just another link in the chain.
I think driving in New York is a great experience. A lot more racing techniques go into it than anyplace else I’ve ever driven. There basically are no lanes.
I think perception is important.
I want to race as long as I’m having fun, it’s competitive and healthy, and who knows when that, you know, date comes when that’s not happening anymore.
The business model of racing is not a pretty one.
As fast as we’re going these days, especially because of the aerodynamics, we’re all concerned about abusing tires. It’s so fast that you’re afraid of what you’re going to do to the tires.
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Ever since I’ve been racing, I’ve always been the young guy.