Grandstands Quotes

I am, after all, a NASCAR fan.

I like the competition that Nextel Cup gives us. The schedule is difficult. But this is something I want to do for sure.

The Daytona 500 is a career-winning race. It defines careers for drivers, crew members, crew chiefs and race teams. It has that power.

NASCAR fans are very knowledgeable and very passionate.

I miss the ocean; I miss Fenway.

NASCAR and the Daytona 500 are about as American as you can get.

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.

Just competing in the Brazilian GP is a dream for all Brazilian racing drivers. I remember sitting in the grandstands when I was a kid, watching Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet and even Rubens Barrichello. After that, to race there in Formula One is a feeling that is hard to explain.

In the old days, you know, they didn't have batting cages. And in most ball parks, they only had one runway to the dugout.

The first time I went to Fenway Park was probably 1950. It was the early '50s, and it was my father taking me to the game.

My dad raced so we were out at the racetrack late at night on Saturdays, getting up early on Sunday morning going to church.

There's nothing quite like being part of a NASCAR race weekend, and that always will hold true.

At the after-party of the Indy 500, I'm usually wearing jeans and a tank top.

I've always said that racing in New York is performing on the big stage.

It's an honor to be driving the 43.

Well, my favorite memory of a president was in 1984. I was in the grandstands at Daytona, and maybe I was 20 years old. So just sort of down in Daytona, having a good time for the 500 - or for the 400 in July. And Air Force One lands on the back straightaway. It was President Reagan.

Talladega is one of the macho tracks on the circuit and when I was a kid, I remember everyone wanting to go watch this race because the cars go so fast on the circuit; there were so many great battles.

I love Lowe's Motor Speedway, that's in Charlotte - that's my favorite track. I love going there. It's fun.

When someone tells me they've never been to a race, I tell them that the first one they should go to is Bristol, Tennesee. The shape of the track, the energy, and excitement under the lights is similar to what you might get at a stick-and-ball game in college football or the NFL.

I've always wanted to see a game at Fenway.

Baseball is better with tradition, with history. Baseball is better with fans who care.

I want to be a traveling circus in that big-league uniform, like everybody else.

That's what race fans love to see. That's what they bought this ticket for. That's what they're sitting in the grandstands rooting on their favorite driver for is to see him get out there, mix it up clean and bring it home just like we were, third and fourth.

Even if you only have 30- or 40,000 people in the grandstands, if you put on a good event for TV and do the things that it takes to have a unique event, that is really what people want. They want unique things.

If NASCAR racing gets any more exciting, I may not be able to stand it.