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 p….

Because the sport has changed, competition is not only stronger but it's deeper throughout the field than it's ever been. It's harder to win..

You are going to make choices and decisions that sometimes aren't going to always work in your favor and they are going to upset some other people..

Either you focus, or you hit something really hard..

You may be leading, then you might be at the back of the pack trying to work your way up. It's just a constant reminder not to give up, and to know t….

I feel like I'm getting to be a better driver every day..

There's no greater feeling than winning a race..

When you've got the Daytona 500 out there at stake and everything riding on the line, guys go for it, and the guys that go for it are the ones that a….

In our business, just getting to 40 means something...that's why I think sometimes you have to just live in the moment. You have to enjoy life to its….

For some reason, no matter what happens in my life, I always seem to have a piece of my heart that says everything is going to be okay..

Racing is not what I like to do; it's winning..

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 ab….

Being up front is the only place to be..

You've got to be the best person you can be in your life..

I'm not a robot; I have a personality and I have emotions. I have a humorous side to me and an angry side to me..

I saw the wreck on TV in the hauler when I was getting dressed to leave. I thought, 'Oh, he'll be fine.' It didn't look like that type of an accident….

If somebody tells me, 'You have to pass that car right there,' I guarantee you I'm going to step up the aggressiveness to a whole other level and tha….

There are certain times when you can maybe intimidate certain people to force them to make a mistake. There are other people you know that you've got….

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 champion….

No matter what happens, I'll always say that I've had a wonderful life..

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….