Quotes from Dale Earnhardt

With 20 top-10 finishes, I feel we're on the right path.

When he was young, I told Dale Jr. that hunting and racing are a lot alike. Holding that steering wheel and holding that rifle both mean you better be responsible.

Growing up, I've enjoyed hunting with my father.

Second place is just the first place loser.

The atmosphere seems to change once the sun goes down and the race fans get to watch a good show.

I started 20 years without missing a race and ESPN started broadcasting on the air waves.

If we're going to run for points we need to run in the top-five every week.

Two of my favorite things are my steering wheel and my Remington rifle.

You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.

You've got to be closer to the edge than ever to win. That means sometimes you go over the edge, and I don't mean driving, either.

I've got to win every race.

To come in and win three races already this year and maybe set a record by winning four is pretty unique. But guys like Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace and these guys are not wanting that to happen.

People are going to get older and young guys are going to come in and race and get more competitive.

But I'm good to go through my contract with Childress, and my determination is to win races and try to win that other championship.

Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.

I enjoy Saturday night racing.

I want to be up front racing.

If I was 30th in points and not making races and not being competitive in races, I could understand them saying I'm over-the-hill or I'm ready to quit or whatever.

I woke up this morning, and I still don't believe I won the Daytona 500.

Maybe now that we have the same sponsor in Remington we can spend some time together outdoors.

The thing about it is, all those races we lost, we won this race together. We won it as a team.

You win some, lose some, and wreck some.

Richard Childress and myself have made some important innovations on our cars.

That strategy of racing for the top five and racing for the win is where everybody wants to be.