NASCAR Quotes

“God created bumpers and… bumpers were made for bumping!”
Dale Earnhardt
"Don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Get the hell out of the race car if you have feathers on your legs or butt."
Dale Earnhardt
"Put a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up there and eat that candy ass."
Dale Earnhardt
"Anything but first sucks!"
Dale Earnhardt
“Didn't mean to spin him out, I just meant to rattle his cage.”
Dale Earnhardt regarding the Terry Labonte spin
"I taught you everything you know but I didn’t teach you everything I know.”
Dale Earnhardt to Dale Jr.
"I'll apologize to them after they get me to the front!"
1999--Earnhardt back to pit when warned he was hurting his tires and told to save them during an early race charge.
"I got in the ambulance and looked back over there and I said 'Man, the wheels ain't knocked off that car yet ... Get out. I gotta go'."
Dale Earnhardt, 1997
"What makes the Monte Carlo so good? ME!"
Dale Earnhardt
"Second place is just the first loser."
Dale Earnhardt
"We should have tuned on the bumpers or the rubbers or the springs or something a little more. It sure wasn't a good ride."
Dale Earnhardt after his qualifying run for the Pepsi 400
"There is only one lap you want to lead, and that's the last lap."
Ralph Earnhardt's advice to Dale.
"I just couldn't wait till I got that big grab on the neck, that big hug. I just knew any minute Dale was going to join me in Victory Lane, and say, 'That's what I'm talking about, right there.' That wasn't to be. My belief is in a twinkle of an eye...you're in the presence of the Lord. And that's where I think Dale is."
Michael Waltrip after the Daytona 500 that gave him his first win and took his boss and friend's life.
"Making 31 appearances at Hooters wasn't exactly what I wanted to do."
Dale Jarrett on almost signing a Hooters sponsorship earlier in his career.
"It is just incredible to think that we're the best race team for a year. It's almost hard to put into words what I feel for these guys, how much I love them, and what a job that they've done week in and week out."
Dale Jarrett, after winning the 1999 championship.
"My racing career has been a struggle because I never had any money, so it has been one slow step at a time,but I'm a believer that things are brought to you when you're ready for them. It's just taken me a long time to be ready for this."
Dale Jarrett
[When asked what his greatest accomplishments are] "Marrying Teresa. The seven (Winston Cup) championships. Winning the Daytona 500. And seeing Dale Jr. win his first race."
Dale Earnhardt
"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
"I don't even give a thought to when I may give this up. I still think that I can win races. I have too much fun doing this."
Dale Jarrett
"To be honest, more than likely it will take four or five guys to fill the shoes of Dale Earnhardt, if you ever can. He was our hero. But we've got this big fan base that Dale drew for us, and we've got to find a way to keep them interested in NASCAR racing."
Dale Jarrett
"We've always raced each other hard. As everybody knows, Earnhardt's a tough competitor. Even when we're racing go-karts at the NASCAR SpeedPark, he's a tough guy to beat.
Dale Jarrett
"As millions of race fans mourn the loss of the man they knew as 'The Intimidator,' the sport and the race that he truly loved has taken from me one of my best friends. I know I should feel fortunate that I had the opportunity to race with, tangle with, sometimes outrun, and like most usually finish behind, the greatest driving talent NASCAR racing has ever seen.
I am thankful for that opportunity but, more importantly, I am most grateful that I had the chance to know Dale Earnhardt in a way that so many people could only dream of. He was a true friend -- someone I could always depend on to give me an honest answer and, at the very least, his opinion. I looked up to him not only because of his driving skills, but because he was so much more to so many people, including me and my family. Kelley and I choose to remember this incredible racer for his caring and giving personality.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Teresa and the kids in this time of mourning. But knowing Dale, he would rather this be a celebration of his amazing accomplishments. This, we will do in his honor. Just know, Dale, that we love you and we all are truly going to miss you. Thanks for making our sport what it is today and for being my friend."
Dale Jarrett on Dale Earnhardt's death.

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