“I can't blame the drivers for making the move, and I can't blame the owners for being upset. Keep in mind, this ain't like the real world where you work somewhere and you can stay 40 years. Being able to see where you are going just a few years ahead is a pretty cool deal, and it doesn't happen too often in any sport, much less stock car racing.” WorldYearsMindI CanRealHappensAbleMovingSportsDealsCarBlameUpsetOwnersDriversWhere You AreReal WorldRacingWhere You Are GoingCar RacingStock Car Racing Author:Ken Schrader
“Some critics of racing witlessly claim that spectators only attend to see someone die. This is utter and complete nonsense. I have been at numerous races where death is present. When a driver dies, the crowd symbolically dies, too. They come to see action at the brink: ultimate risk taking and the display of skill and bravery embodied in the sport's immortals like Nuvolari, Foyt, and thousands of others who operate at the ragged edge.” Has BeensActionDiesSportsRaceRiskSkillsUltimateClaimsBraveryCriticsEdgesCrowdsNonsenseDriversRacingDisplaySpectatorsRisk-takingRagged Author:Brock Yates
“If someone from Germany or somewhere, who had no idea what baseball was, saw Kruk play, he'd wonder what the beer truck driver was doing playing first base.” IfsFirstsIdeasPlaySportsWonderSawsBaseballBeerNo IdeaGermanyDriversTruckTruck Driver Author:Andy Van Slyke
“I feel like I'm the most competitive driver in the motorhome lot. No matter what it is - whether we're racing, playing another sport or deciding who can run to that sign and back faster - I feel like I'm the most competitive person alive.” FeelsPersonsMatterRunningSportsAliveNo Matter WhatFasterDriversRacingCompetitive Person Author:Denny Hamlin
“I can assure you that most of the drivers have a lot of things they'd like to do, but racing keeps them from doing that. We're so restricted because of our long season. We have a one-and-a-half-month period where we get to do what we want - that's shorter than any other sport. It makes it tough, for sure.” WantLongI CanSportsHalfMonthsPeriodsToughSeasonsDriversRacing Author:Denny Hamlin
“My father was a racing driver, his name is Don Halliday. I grew up with it all around me. I have always been into fast, dangerous sports, even as a child. As soon as I got in a car I knew it was for me and that I would enjoy racing and competing. My mother was also involved in Solo One. She always said I was like my father and would want to compete one day.” WantChildrenSaidMotherFatherNamesSportsEnjoyDangerousCarGrewInvolvedOne DayGrew UpDriversRacingSoloCompetingRacing DriverDangerous Sports Author:Liz Halliday
“The place where I had so much success as a driver would be where I had my first win as a team owner.” FirstsWould BeWinningSportsTeamOwnersDrivers Author:Bobby Rahal
“In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight.” AgeSportsCompetitionSeriesAverageCrowdsPrizeDriversPrize Money Author:Bobby Rahal
“The Showdown is a great way to bring attention to these historic Virginia tracks where many NASCAR drivers cut their teeth in stock car racing, including myself. Tracks like South Boston and Langley are the heart of the sport and draw a great crowd to our Showdown events.” WayHeartSportsAttentionCuttingCarEventsDrawsSouthIncludingTrackCrowdsTeethDriversRacingHistoricBostonVirginiaNascarCar RacingShowdownsStock Car Racing Author:Denny Hamlin
“Experience is invaluable. I can't express enough how much experience in this sport has helped me as a driver.” I CanEnoughSportsDriversInvaluable Author:Jimmie Johnson