They said, 'Well, it can be done, but we'll have to do it a different way (rather than purchasing the series).' So here we are.

No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning.

That's exactly what Dale Sr. was going to do. It was, 'When I quit, I've got somewhere to go. I've spent my money, made my name. This is where I want to be.' Junior is in the same suit.

So I've realized that this outfit is part of Richard Petty now. And the real Richard Petty is still hidden behind these glasses.

I don't now what situation they came from and I don't know what they were offered to go somewhere else. It's the times now, There's not a any loyalty for anyone or anything -- a whole lot. Wherever the money's at, that's where they're going, so I don't blame them. They've got just a few years to get it done and if they don't get it done then, then they aren't going to get it done.

Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on, but daddy bumped me in the rear and my car went right into the wall.