It was more of a sound than a sight. You could hear it, it was a smack, and you knew it was bad.

I knew he had the determination to come back.

He has a disability as far as only having one eye, but as a player he's just like the rest of the guys. He works hard, and he's got a competitive streak about him. ... If he's interested in (a college scholarship), I think he has a chance.

I think it turned the whole sport around. It got everybody's attention. People who were watching TV live were jumping up and down in their living rooms.

I knew Childress was going to help me because my crew told me on the radio. I really appreciate what Richard did, but that is typical of people in this sport.

If he'd just crowded me down to the side of the asphalt, I'd have been OK. But when he ran me completely off the racetrack, I lost it.