Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jeff Gordon

We won the 150, and we're on the front row and we won the Daytona 500 last year and the Talladega race. I think that's enough for guys to know we're on the radar screen. I would hope that people would think we're one of the guys to beat.

Richard Childress

We want to come here to win the Daytona 500, but today winning the pole was a big plus. I'm proud of Jeff for getting on the pole today and it's really great to see RCR back up front. We've won a lot of poles here and have been up front a lot.

Growing up, I would say, when we were racing go-karts back in the day, it was always our uncle. We were always looking up to our uncle. I mean, he won the Daytona 500, he's a very well-respected man, and we've always looked up to that.

The Daytona Prototypes keep showing improvement every race. We have led the most laps all season and are a threat to win each race. We have one victory, but the team is hungry for more. Mid-Ohio is a driver's track and we have four good ones, so we are looking for good things next week.

Joe Nemechek

Going fast down here at Daytona is about the team.

To this day, he will look up at the stars and say, 'Mommy, Danielle and Daytona are up there,'

Brian McKnight

A lot of musicians put diamonds on things to show they had money. I on the other had felt that Daytona showed I had style and I didn't need to be flashy.

Last week, Daytona Parasail informed me they were no longer interested in moving forward on the project.

Dale Jarrett

I think Dale would at least be pleased from that to know that we moved forward in that. He and I had a discussion the week of the Daytona 500 about the HANS because he was questioning me why I was wearing it. But certainly, there were a lot more put into use the weeks following that Daytona 500.

I think that when we were younger, the fact of knowing our uncle Derrike won the Daytona 500. We were racing go-karts then, and I think that really kind of motivated us.

Tony Stewart

Our number one goal this year is to go win the Daytona 500.

Ray Lewis

I've got Pacman, Galaga, Galaxian, Daytona 500. Those are the games I grew up playing.

We have to make sure whatever we do to the cars, that it's scientific and not shade tree. We've thought about this before. I think we'll ratchet up the research and get a lot more input, but I don't think that will happen before the Daytona 500.

They have already proven themselves as a top team in not just the GT but also the DP division. I'm very excited at going back to Daytona to try and win myself another Rolex, especially with such good teammates. It has always been a happy hunting ground for me and I'm hoping that 2006 will be no different!

Daytona is so hungry that anything goes. When do we say enough is enough? I'm not opposed to development, but I am opposed to uncontrolled development and I think we're uncontrolled.

Things started slow but by midweek (prior to the Daytona 500) we were pretty full.

Kurt Busch

For me, it would be like winning the Daytona 500.

Elliott Sadler

In our sport, this is the big one. It's what we think about all winter, and it's the one race we spend months preparing for. They are all important, but the Daytona 500 is the most important race we run.

I am not a great proponent of uncontrolled height, which is what we have here in Daytona Beach.

Kurt Busch

I really felt like we were really in contention. I understand you have to run for a championship, but when we come to Vegas, it feels like the Daytona 500.

Kurt Busch

I really felt like we were really in contention, ... I understand you have to run for a championship, but when we come to Vegas, it feels like the Daytona 500.

It was a super easy day, and we won the Daytona 500.