I started racing myself and once you get bitten by that bug you really are hooked.

Going to car racing school was phenomenal.

Anything happens in Grand Prix racing, and it usually does.

I think that when we were younger, the fact of knowing our uncle Derrike won the Daytona 500. We were racing go-karts then, and I think that really kind of motivated us.

Designing aircraft and racing cars is an extremely exciting thing.

Pigeon racing is a lousy, greedy, and often unlawful activity. One thing that it is not is kind to birds.

I've decided to retire from top class racing. It has been an incredible experience and has provided with me some unforgettable moments.

That strategy of racing for the top five and racing for the win is where everybody wants to be.

I'm an intense guy, I want to do more and my mind is racing at 100mph.

I don't really study the guys that I'm racing against.

I've always had a fascination with cars and racing, not that I've ever competed.

If you are not allowed to defend, what's racing about, then?

Racing amuses me.

There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile.

I've been fortunate to drive for some of the greats in racing.

It's just part of my DNA. I love racing.

I think NASCAR racing comes down... to going for those last-lap passes, making those risky moves. That's what makes drivers unique.

That's a hallmark of NASCAR... We have gotten to where we've gotten because we're able to have the best drivers in the world, the best team owners and then giving them a package that creates the most exciting racing.

Racing is the only time I feel whole.

I don't do much driving - about 5,000-6,000 miles a year. And most of that is to the airport and to the racing circuits.