The Daytona 500 is a big race, and Darlington is just as big of an event, and a lot of people get excited for it.

The coolest thing is when you come to a race ... when you come and see it live and you're there and you get the sound and you get the feel and then the smell,

That's what race fans love to see. That's what they bought this ticket for. That's what they're sitting in the grandstands rooting on their favorite driver for is to see him get out there, mix it up clean and bring it home just like we were, third and fourth.

James Finch is exactly what I'm looking for, as far as getting back into the race car to have fun.

When Jimmie Johnson goes out early and finishes 35th, as he did Sunday, he can look at the cameras, lament about it being a tough day, and then say, 'We'll just try to get them next week at Darlington.'

I just always dreamed of racing cars, but I didn't think I could do it as a living.