I don't know anyone who's started more consecutive Daytona 500s than me. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
This is racing. There is going to be twists and turns. You're going to be dealt setbacks. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
As a driver, you always want to win every race, but as a car owner you know that isn't very realistic. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
You can always figure if it's a Busch race then I'm going to be at the front. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
When I showed up to drive for Dale in '01 it was a brand new team. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
I won the Daytona 500. I won these races twice. I knew I didn't need anything cheating on my part. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
Once the race starts, it doesn't matter what you did yesterday let alone last year. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
There are several races that anything can happen and Talladega is one of those places for sure. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
It's my opinion tracks got too wide. You put 43 cars on the track, and if the turns are too wide like… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
I don't believe in luck. Like I didn't win a lot of races for awhile, and it's because I didn't put myself… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
I always thought if you run a Marathon in less than 4 hours, there is a tick of athletic accomplishment in that.… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
I think people - especially folks who haven't seen a lot of NASCAR - they get this idea that we're just going… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
The chances of me getting into the Hall of Fame as a racer are slim to none. But as an owner I… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
I love Daytona and Talladega. I'd like to think maybe I could quit one day running all the races and just run… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
NAPA has been with me from winning two Daytona 500s, to missing races with a new start-up team, and back to victory… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
You will rarely get introduced as the two-time Pocono champion. You will certainly be introduced as the two-time Daytona 500 champion. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
Whether you're Michael Waltrip or Jeff Gordon or Richard Petty, you can't be the Daytona 500 champion without it having an impact… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
When there are challenges like there were up to and after Daytona in 2001, you remind yourself it will one day make… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
I don't understand why everybody can't remember how exciting the Daytona 500 has been over the years when Richard Petty and David… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
And Dale Jr., Dale's son, and Dale and I all raced to the checkered - were racing toward the checkered, which would… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
I just don't think human beings are designed to have that big of a swing of emotions. I mean, I'm standing in… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
Well, when you think of Dale Earnhardt, you think of determination. You think of grit. Just a blue-collar, working-class guy that got… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
Dale was just trying to get third. Maybe he was thinking that he could get a run on everyone coming out of… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
I love the sport, I love getting other drivers' helmets and collecting some of the things that are special to me. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
Driving the No. 26 Sandy Hook School Support Fund Toyota is like nothing I have ever been part of in my NASCAR career. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
Everyone at Michael Waltrip Racing is working hard to deliver great results to our owners, employees and sponsors. All organizations have a… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
Talladega is one of the macho tracks on the circuit and when I was a kid, I remember everyone wanting to go… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
I would probably build somewhere between a half-mile and three-quarter-mile track. It would be sort of like Indianapolis Raceway Park. When I… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
I just feel so confident when I get in my race car that I'm going to do good, I'm going to win,… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
There's been bumps in the road and serious challenges along the way, but my love for NASCAR and my zest for life… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
I love NASCAR. I love the sport. I love the people. I believe I love it more than I ever have because… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
It's sort of like baseball - the more you know about baseball, the more you get into a baseball game. NASCAR is… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
The Daytona 500 is what it is because of the tradition and history of this great event. People have been coming out… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
The racing team is the most important thing in the world to me. It's where all my eggs are fully in that… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
As I've gotten older, I know I race less, but I as an owner I have the same anxiety and the same… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
Everyone who has ever aspired to be a stock car driver wants to win the Daytona 500. If someone says that it's… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
I've got my hands in every aspect of the NASCAR world, not only as the part time race car driver but as… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
You have to think that if you're starting first instead of 31st you've got a better chance to win. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
I understand the relationships between the crew chiefs and the engineering or between fabrication and the body shop. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
No matter what town we went to, if there was a comedian playing, I'd go watch. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
The racing team is the most important thing in the world to me. It's where all my eggs are fully in that basket. I… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
When you've been ridiculed and talked about as much as I have over the course of my career, pressure doesn't exist. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
I like to tell my own story using my personality and my insight, the way I see things. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
And Dale Jr., Dale's son, and Dale and I all raced to the checkered - were racing toward the checkered, which would have been… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
I really love the camaraderie you can share amongst some buddies, and the ability to laugh, enjoy the afternoon, enjoy the day. Golf brings… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
The drivability of an engine is a big part of the setup on a road course. If you can't squeeze the gas down you… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
I'm pretty comfortable in a car to know what I'm doing, and I'm exactly the opposite onstage. — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
I always thought if you run a Marathon in less than 4 hours, there is a tick of athletic accomplishment in that. Anything over… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
NAPA has been with me from winning two Daytona 500s, to missing races with a new start-up team, and back to victory lane again.… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
When there are challenges like there were up to and after Daytona in 2001, you remind yourself it will one day make sense why… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
The Daytona 500 is what it is because of the tradition and history of this great event. People have been coming out in February… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
Well, my favorite memory of a president was in 1984. I was in the grandstands at Daytona, and maybe I was 20 years old.… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share
