Ricky Carmichael Quotations

Loretta Lynn?s is a really special place for me and my family, and we go back to the race every year just to enjoy ourselves, ... Having them sponsor Team USA means a lot to me and my teammates.

My goal is to keep the pace up, like I have been this summer, and hope for the best in the end. But I know those last couple laps of the second moto, if I'm out in the lead, the bonus money will probably pop into my head.

I wished James would've stayed up. It would've been fun to do battle.

Bubba (Stewart) was in front of me and I followed for a lap and a half and then made a clean inside pass on him. I heard his bike revving wide open and saw his fender coming closer and then suddenly he crashed. It can't be fun to hit the mat as many times as he has this year. I think it comes down to learning to be patient.

I always have bad starts at this track,

It has been an unbelievable year for me, ... I am really excited for Suzuki, and this is a big night for them. They gave me an opportunity, and we all worked together on this great season.

That was definitely a race for the fans. I felt like we had the speed to win, but got caught up at the start. That's the way it goes.

We don't have long careers in this sport and I'm just trying to win as much as I can while I can.

This was amazing. I'm doing something I love to do. I don't know what to say, except the wins keep coming, I've had great career and I'll try to get as many more as I can,

I've been here before and will use my experience to get me through these last two rounds. Seattle and Vegas will be worth the price of admission for sure.

I wanted to get a good drive through the whoops section, but I missed one of them (whoops) and crashed. But I rebuilt myself after the crash and I can't believe I made it to the podium. These guys are making me work hard and we have to be up here (on podium) every weekend.

Definitely, James has ridden exceptionally well all year, not just these last three races.

As far as the five wins at Daytona, it really feels great. It's pretty amazing. I love this race. It's close to home, and I've always done well here. I really enjoy it. It's fun for me. It's special.

It's a shame that James fell. We wanted to put on a good event, but I'm glad to get out of here with a win.

It's a long season and it's better to get second than risk crashing.

The fans wanted this championship to come down to the final race and that's what they've got. I would much rather sew up the title early and I've been lucky enough to do that a number of times in my career, but I'll go out there in the last two races and do the best I can to win it this way. The fact that the championship would come down to the final race is something I've said all season. There's just too much talent in the series for anything else to happen.

I'm not settling in, the points are too close. James (Stewart) is obviously riding really well.

I'm doing something I love to do, ... I don't know what to say, except the wins keep coming, I've had great career and I'll try to get as many more as I can. I love it and appreciate it and thanks to all my sponsors. I know that when I signed with Makita Suzuki, I didn't know it was going to be as good as it has been. I was confident in my abilities and in the team and you've just got to give it up for Makita Suzuki.

I know that when I signed with Suzuki, I didn't know it was going to be as good as it was. I was confident in my abilities and in the team and you've just got to give it up for Suzuki and all my sponsors - it's a long list, my wife, my parents... It's been a long career and a fun one.

I'm really happy for Ivan. He's been working hard, and I'm really pumped for him.

But I just focused on training harder than ever and Suzuki really brought their best to the table and the results have been phenomenal. I always enjoy Millville. The fans there are real enthusiasts and seem to appreciate the kind of work that goes into being successful in our sport.

He's just a great rider, bottom line. It just takes me a little longer to get going. You've got to give it up to him for sure.

Chad hounded me for while out there and I was just sticking to my lines. As the track wore out it just got harder and I knew that it would be harder for Chad to get by me. We got our back against the wall and I'm going to try to win every race from here on out.

I do not liking winning this way, and it was very unfortunate what happened to James. It was hard to get by him, and it was great that we kept the racing clean out there. This is a dream come true for me tonight.

It'll definitely be in the back of my mind,

Many people thought that riding for a new team and racing on a brand new bike would be a lot to overcome,

I'm looking forward to getting in Reliant and trying to get a win there. That's a great venue and a wonderful race.

I'm worried about myself, not anybody else. I have my goals and I'm not worried about anyone. I need to take care of myself before I worry about someone else.