Quotes from Chase Elliott

I had a lot of respect for what my dad did and the success that he had. I wanted to give it a try. He never forced me in any way to go this route. It was my decision. He would push me to work harder at it but only because it was my decision to race. If there was ever a day when I didn't want to do it any more, he would be fine.

I think because of my name and my dad, two things I am so proud of, the bar has always been so high in people's minds. But my bar has always been higher than that.

At the end of the day, we all watch sports and we pay attention to different things here and there because we find things entertaining. But, I think if the product is entertaining, people will enjoy it and watch it. If the product isn't entertaining, they won't.

I'm a little biased, but the 9 looks good on top of the scoring pylon.

I think you should be a fan of something first if you intend to spend your life around it. You're going to have days when things don't go your way at the track. On those days, you just have to realize they happen to everybody in his sport and basically just suck it up.

Phoenix is a unique track and we do not go anywhere like that place.

NAPA has been a huge supporter, and I'm honored to represent them on and off the track.

I've always been into 'NCIS' because my mom is a pretty big fan. I don't watch a lot of TV though.

Racing is all I've ever wanted to do. I love sports in general, love watching them, love going to games. I have a lot respect for athletes throughout a lot of different sports, but racing has always been what I wanted to do.

There is a handful of drivers and teams that have a shot to win every single week, and there is no reason we can't be among that group. That's our goal, and if you're in that position enough, it will go your way plenty and you'll get your fair share.

I think going on stage and putting on a concert for a night would be cool.

Racing is all I've ever wanted to do since I was little, so for me to say I'm not enjoying what I'm doing every weekend would be a big lie.

We don't have a ton of things to do as drivers. You only have a few jobs you have to do, so it's important to really make sure you do those right. Because if you do that, you'll know that you gave it your best effort even if you're struggling that weekend.

I've done two races in the same weekend in different places before.

It's a goal of mine to be a contender every week.

There's so many things you can't account for that can happen during each race. I just focus on controlling what I can.

I go about things I think is correct. It might not be, but I try to do it that way.

Everybody is trying to take advantage of situations, and if you don't take advantage of a situation, you get taken advantage of by somebody else.

I'm not going to be the one that's super talkative, this or that.

There's no guarantees in anything you do. But I hope there are many more weekends I can race in my life, and high school graduation you only do once.

I'm also extremely grateful to Mr. Hendrick and my teammates at both Hendrick Motorsports and JR Motorsports for believing in me.

I don't know how people view me. At the end of the day, I'm going to try to be me and do whatever I think is right, and however people view that, they have a right to that. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, regardless.

If the fans want a burnout, I'm going to give them a burnout. That's what it's going to be.

What is feasible - and guys do this - is to be in contention every single week.