"I ran my first race here, winning some big races here, clinching the championship or celebrating championships here. This place has always been a place I've enjoyed going to."

"I can't believe we got both the pole and the win. That was one heck of a race. That was as hard as we could race out there. It was a lot of fun."

I will say this: If Ed Clark (president and general manager of Atlanta Motor Speedway) decides to repave this racetrack, I will personally shoot him myself."