Quotes from Kyle Larson

I have all the respect in the world for Matt Kenseth.

My phone rang and I got to have a meeting with Rick Hendrick, and my life changed ever since.

Jalapeno sausage, I love that.

Each race, I feel like I'm a little more patient.

You've got to take care of yourself as you get older, definitely going to try and do a better job of that.

All the stuff I learned off the track about what's going on in the world made me a bigger and better person.

I hope I'm the next big thing. We'll just have to wait and see, I guess. I'm sure there are a lot of other 'next big things' coming up. I hope I can stand out as that guy.

I won the K&N championship in 2012.

This is something you always dream about, being in this position to win a championship.

I won a sprint-car championship in 2010.

To win a championship is crazy.

Like any parent, they've been extremely supportive of my racing throughout my childhood. I mean, my mom says that she didn't want me racing, but I think my dad and I both knew she wasn't going to win that battle. She loves it more than anybody, so it's neat to have the archives of all my old races.

I like country, and I like some classic rock, too.

Now that I'm at Hendrick, it makes me appreciate my years I had at Ganassi even more. We did way more and accomplished way more than we probably should have compared to what resources Hendrick has.

Hendrick Motorsports has great, great people there and I'm very lucky to be a part of that team and surrounded by amazing people.

I guess I can't pinpoint like one thing that's a weakness, but if we can continue to get every area better, I mean, we'll be really hard to beat.

I make fun of my dad all the time for crying, and I'm worse than he is.

I know deep down I'm not a racist.

I think the definition of 'the greatest racecar driver' is different to everybody.

I feel like I don't hit the radio button ever - or not enough, even on the good stuff. I do shout some stuff when I'm mad at myself, but I'm pretty good about not hitting the radio button.

I think a lot of people think of NASCAR drivers as living the private life, the luxurious life. But I don't.

I never really realized how privileged I was in the way I grew up.

I definitely think as much as I race and so many different types of cars that I run - and having success doing it too - I think helps grow the sport of motorsports. It's not something I really have to work to do though. It just naturally kind of happens. And it's what I love to do - I love to race so much.

NASCAR is where I always wanted to be and I do believe I proved I can compete at the Cup level.