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I feel safe when I'm on the racetrack, I really do. I know that I'm surrounded by the best drivers in the world. That's something you can't say when you're driving down the interstate.
Sep 29, 2025
Wrecks are going to happen in this business, that's just a risk of the sport. If you can't keep from worrying about it, then you're in the wrong line of work.
In the old days drivers were fat and tires were skinny.
Motor racing's less of a sport these days than a commercial break doing 150 mph.
The price for men in motion is the occasional collision.
What sets these - and all - racers apart from less daredevilish mortals is their complete lack of fear and their joy of doing something on the edge. They love to speed because it is dangerous.
Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers.
I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.
Calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls.
The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.
When you win a race your on top that day, so take it for what its worth, have a good time and party, cause the next day when you get out of bed, the meter goes back to zero again.
Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down.
You will never know the feeling of a driver when winning a race. The helmet hides feelings that cannot be understood.
When I look fast, I'm not smooth and I am going slowly. And when I look slow, I am smooth and going fast.
The best way to make a small fortune in racing is to start with a big one.
It is amazing how many drivers, even at the Formula One Level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down.
Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win.
Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
Each driver has its limit. My limit is a little bit further than others.
Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports... all the others are games.
Once you've raced, you never forget it...and you never get over it.
To finish first, you must first finish.
To achieve anything in this game you must be prepare to dabble in the boundary of disaster.
The winner ain't the one with the fastest car. It's the one who refuses to lose.
If you're in control, you're not going fast enough.
What's behind you doesn't matter.
Auto racing began 5 minutes after the second car was built.
The older I get, the faster I was.
I don't know driving in another way which isn't risky. Each one has to improve himself. Each driver has its limit. My limit is a little bit further than other's.
Moonshiners put more time, energy, thought, and love into their cars than any racer ever will. Lose on the track, and you go home. Lose with a load of whiskey, and you go to jail.
Get the hell out of my way!
It is not always possible to be the best, but it is always possible to improve your own performance.
It's basically the same, just darker. (on racing Saturday nights as opposed to Sunday afternoons, 1991
It's basically the same, just darker.
The client is not always right.
Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines.
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