Race Quotes by Michael Waltrip

My life is consumed by racing.

— Michael Waltrip

Charlotte is a place I always enjoy racing.

— Michael Waltrip

You don't win NASCAR races without ability.

— Michael Waltrip

As a driver, you always want to win every race, but as a car owner you know that isn't very realistic.

— Michael Waltrip

This is racing. There is going to be twists and turns. You're going to be dealt setbacks.

— Michael Waltrip

I don't know anyone who's started more consecutive Daytona 500s than me.

— Michael Waltrip

I love the sport, I love getting other drivers' helmets and collecting some of the things that are special to me.

— Michael Waltrip

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

I won the Daytona 500. I won these races twice. I knew I didn't need anything cheating on my part.

— Michael Waltrip

Once the race starts, it doesn't matter what you did yesterday let alone last year.

— Michael Waltrip

There are several races that anything can happen and Talladega is one of those places for sure.

— Michael Waltrip

I think people - especially folks who haven't seen a lot of NASCAR - they get this idea that we're just going…

— Michael Waltrip

I always thought if you run a Marathon in less than 4 hours, there is a tick of athletic accomplishment in that.…

— Michael Waltrip

The chances of me getting into the Hall of Fame as a racer are slim to none. But as an owner I…

— Michael Waltrip

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

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

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

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

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

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

And Dale Jr., Dale's son, and Dale and I all raced to the checkered - were racing toward the checkered, which would…

— Michael Waltrip

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

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

Dale was just trying to get third. Maybe he was thinking that he could get a run on everyone coming out of…

— Michael Waltrip

When there are challenges like there were up to and after Daytona in 2001, you remind yourself it will one day make…

— Michael Waltrip

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

When I showed up to drive for Dale in '01 it was a brand new team.

— Michael Waltrip

You can always figure if it's a Busch race then I'm going to be at the front.

— Michael Waltrip

Nobody had ever lost 462 races and then just won. But Dale Earnhardt Sr. had told me I had the ability, and…

— Michael Waltrip

I love NASCAR. I love the sport. I love the people. I believe I love it more than I ever have because…

— Michael Waltrip

It's sort of like baseball - the more you know about baseball, the more you get into a baseball game. NASCAR is…

— Michael Waltrip

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

The Daytona 500 is what it is because of the tradition and history of this great event. People have been coming out…

— Michael Waltrip

Talladega is one of the macho tracks on the circuit and when I was a kid, I remember everyone wanting to go…

— Michael Waltrip

Everyone at Michael Waltrip Racing is working hard to deliver great results to our owners, employees and sponsors. All organizations have a…

— Michael Waltrip

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

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

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

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

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