I watched the Indy 500, and I was thinking that if they left earlier they wouldn't have to go so fast. — Steven Wright
This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex. — Dan Rather
The most exciting moment during the race weekend? — Kimi Raikkonen
The day you stop racing, is the day you win the race. — Bob Marley
You don't race cars, you race the rule book — Smokey Yunick
There's no bigger surprise than to be tooling along at 200 MPH and suddenly get hit from the rear — Darrell Waltrip
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. — Bobby Allison
Auto racing began 5 minutes after the second car was built. — Henry Ford
There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile. — Richard Petty
The winner ain't the one with the fastest car. It's the one who refuses to lose. — Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
To hell with safety. All I want to do is race. — James Hunt
Once you've raced, you never forget it...and you never get over it. — Richard Childress
The perfect racing car crosses the finish line first and subsequently falls into its component parts. — Ferdinand Porsche
Daytona Quotes
A fine timepiece is part of dressing like a gentleman. When I first made a little money, I bought my first watch which was a Rolex Daytona. It was just one of those things that said I was successful. — Brian McKnight
It's basically the same, just darker. — Alan Kulwicki
I woke up this morning, and I still don't believe I won the Daytona 500. — Dale Earnhardt
To be a driver that can cross off one of those marquee events as a winner, that cements your legacy in motorsports, to be able to win the Daytona 500 is the ultimate dream of a race car driver. — Tony Stewart
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 are either going to win or they're going to wreck. — Jeff Gordon
The start of my rookie season when there was so much pressure, so many expectations, and so much excitement surrounding the return of the No. 3 to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and then we went out and won the pole for the Daytona 500. That was a very special moment. — Austin Dillon
I wrote my first real murder story as a journalist for the Daytona Beach News Journal in 1980. It was about a body found in the woods. Later, the murder was linked to a serial killer who was later caught and executed for his crimes. — Michael Connelly
It's funny how the whole team gets quiet when you're about to win a Daytona 500. — Joey Logano
There is no other way to start the season than to win the Daytona 500. — Jimmie Johnson
Newman and I were friends. We were great teammates, and he needs to check his trophy case on that Daytona 500 trophy I helped him get years ago. — Kurt Busch
Indy 500 Quotes
Charging a man with murder in this place was like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500. — John Milius
I want to win a championship and to win the Indy 500 makes me want it so much more. — Scott Dixon
There are races and then there are races. And without a doubt, the Indy 500 is the race that I've always wanted to attend. And now, to be driving the Corvette Pace Car... this is going to be unbelievable. — Guy Fieri
At the after-party of the Indy 500, I'm usually wearing jeans and a tank top. — Danica Patrick
So many people have that story as to how they could have maybe won the Indy 500, which is for me the ultimate goal. I would imagine for a lot of people it's the ultimate goal. It's definitely high up on the list. — Danica Patrick
My first Indy 500 was one of my high points. I ended up qualifying fourth and I finished fourth. I had a win in Japan a few years later, and then qualifying for Daytona was great as well. — Danica Patrick
I've been waiting to get back in the Miller Lite Ford since Homestead. The team at the shop have put a lot of effort into building me a fast Ford Fusion for Speedweeks. Being in the Unlimited gives us a chance to see what we've got to work with for the Daytona 500. I think both myself and Joey in the No. 22 will be fast down here. I'm ready to go. — Brad Keselowski
All that's behind us. But now they want to know how it feels not to have that question asked. Now they can go along and bug Terry Labonte and Rusty Wallace and some of these other guys who haven't won it. It's definitely special to win the Daytona 500. Now when Darrell (Waltrip) and me are sitting in a rocking chair on the front porch when we're both about 70, he can't say, 'I won it and you didn't'. — Dale Earnhardt
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. — Kurt Busch
It was reported in the paper that President Bush received a 'warm reception' from the Daytona 500 drivers. Well sure, the drivers had never met anyone who was sponsored by more oil companies than they were. — Jay Leno
If you look at the record books, Dale Earnhardt's done everything, except win the Daytona 500. Now they can't have that riding over him. Now they're just going to say, 'Dale Earnhardt, 1998 Daytona 500 winner,' and his shoulders are going to get lighter every time. — Ernie Irvan
The Daytona 500 is a career-winning race. It defines careers for drivers, crew members, crew chiefs and race teams. It has that power. — Jimmie Johnson
As we go forward in attempting to control bump drafting in those areas, there's going to be some very subjective calls being made. That's the reason we'd like to get this under way as quickly as possible. ... Hopefully we don't have to make a call. But if we do make a call in the twins, it wouldn't be quite as painful as having to make it in the Daytona 500. — John Nelson Darby
I felt like a car that had only been operated by one driver… a car its new prospective buyer was determined to take to the Daytona 500. — Charlaine Harris
NASCAR and the Daytona 500 are about as American as you can get. — Rick Santorum
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