Dale Earnhardt Jr. Quotes

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Profession : Driver

Birth : October 10, 1974

All these tracks you have memories at, all of them, Daytona included.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I want to continue to be a part of the sport, and not just as an owner in the Nascar Xfinity Series. I want to be a valuable asset to the growth of the sport and continue to help raise the bar and raise the awareness of the sport and promote the sport as much as I can.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

When I was a kid, one thing I counted on was rushing home from church to catch the start of the race. There's something really awesome about that routine.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I've been with some great teams and had good wins and great success at certain periods of time in my career.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I love running good because it meets expectations, whether it's the fans' or my own. And I know that they come to be entertained: they pull for a particular driver to be entertained by that driver's success and that driver's personality, and they relate to that individual.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

When I run a race, I, maybe inadvertently or unknowingly, concern myself with whether the fan was entertained or got what he expected or whether they got what I think they deserved out of me and out of the race.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I would give up barbecuing for a championship.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I would have loved to race from 1970 to 1980.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The Dodge Charger in the late '70s at Daytona, that looked like an awesome car.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Winning the championship is more than 50% driver. It's probably 60% driver, 40% car. I don't really know where luck fits in there - over the course of a season, everybody catches their breaks.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I like to sit around the pool, listen to music, barbecue, grill, stuff like that. Just the guy next door, I guess.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I always liked 'The Last American Hero,' the one about Junior Johnson with Jeff Bridges in it.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

When you're around a sport awhile and sort of get to know everybody, you start to appreciate people more instead of just seeing a number and a sponsor and a competitor.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I used to have stomach ulcers and stuff when I was in the 10th grade. I'd be doubled over on the floor, I was hurting so bad. I was on Tagamet before it was over the counter.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I use my notes app on my iPhone religiously, and I have one note just for movies. Every time I see a movie I think I'm going to want to watch, I'll put it in there.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I think some people who have never met me have a misconception that when I was living with my father when he was successful, that I was somehow adversely affected by his success or the money he had and was making at the time.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Everything we do needs to be geared toward making the sport more accessible to the fans - the rules of the sport, how the race plays itself out, how people qualify into the races - everything needs to be as easy to understand as possible.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I wish Michael Schumacher would come try NASCAR. That'd be cool.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I wish I'd a got married sooner. I wish I'd a had kids sooner. I wish I'd a figured all that out sooner.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

John Madden, I always thought, was awesome.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.