I never did any of things I was accused of. It was a total fabrication.
You think I'm a pretty good race car driver? Wait until you see my brother. He's the best driver in the family.
I guess good things come to those who wait.
I just always dreamed of racing cars, but I didn't think I could do it as a living.
Dale Earnhardt told me it doesn't matter if fans boo or cheer, as long as they're making noise.
You know, its just a matter of working through the pitfalls sometimes and working through the challenges that lie ahead.
It's better sometimes to be lucky than good.
There are going to be little victories that we claim, even if it's finishing 15th and putting the car back in hauler without a scratch on it.
That's what I try to do each and every week is give my best effort and not give up, no matter what comes at us.
You really don't put a value on your first win, it is priceless no matter where you are.
Over the Thanksgiving holiday I took time to reflect on what is most important to me and realized I need to find a way to put the fun back into racing.
There are a lot of lessons that you learn, and you have to learn them quickly if you want to be competitive at this top level.
I wouldn't say it came easy, but I understood how to win and I determined how I could do it.
I'm technologically challenged, so I finally hooked up Bluetooth in my truck so I can talk going down the road.
I've been fined probably more than any driver, and I've probably paid it out of my own pocket more than any driver.
I am grateful to Penske Racing for six very productive years. Together we won a lot of races - 16 in all. I'm proud that we won on a variety of tracks.
I'm on probation, so I can't even pick my nose the right way.
Is my strike zone bigger than others? Yeah. It might be bigger than others, but I don't have a problem with it.
There wouldn't be any way I could have jumped into Cup with the success I had without the truck series. I wish I had more time to spend there. There are so many things the truck teaches you about aerodynamics, the professional ranks of racing, and working with a professional team.
James Finch is exactly what I'm looking for, as far as getting back into the race car to have fun.
I know where my priorities lie.
When Jimmie Johnson goes out early and finishes 35th, as he did Sunday, he can look at the cameras, lament about it being a tough day, and then say, 'We'll just try to get them next week at Darlington'.
It was such a dramatic escalator that I was on. It was at 90 degrees. I was going straight up like a rocket ship into space. And I was thrown in with the sharks. They said sink or swim in this Cup deal.
It's an opportunity of a lifetime to be teamed up with (Kevin) Harvick, with Tony (Stewart), Danica (Patrick). Us four in the same meetings, it could be hell or could be great. I'm just kidding about the hell part.
It's almost therapeutic driving there and driving back (to North Carolina), with the time you get to think about things as well as create checklists.
