It`s just really hard to work and get better, building and planning for the future with the new Monte Carlo and keeping the race team intact and keeping them healthy.

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.

I`ve had confidence in myself all along. It was just a matter of getting the pieces back in place.

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

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.

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

I`ve never won the Daytona 500 before.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

I`ve got to win every race.

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

I don`t want to argue with my wife about her car - or my driving.

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

Second place is just the first place loser.

It`s a never ending battle of making your cars better and also trying to be better yourself.

You win some, lose some, and wreck some.

That`s what we`re striving for, making us a contender in every race.

I enjoy Saturday night racing.

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

I want to be up front racing.

I see it on pit road when we make better pit stops and that comes from harder work back at the shop, practicing, testing, trying to get better.

Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.

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

You can`t let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.

I woke up this morning, and I still don`t believe I won the Daytona 500.

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.

As a GM Goodwrench Service Plus dealer, I understand how good service makes a difference to our customers.

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

I`m racing for the wins and racing up front and finishing in the top 10. It`s puzzling to me how you can judge a driver on that.