(19 quotes found)
“I cried a little bit in the race car on the way to the checkered flag. Well, maybe not cried, but at least my eyes watered up.”
Dale Earnhardt Jr
“I wasn't a lap down and, as we've seen, a lot of these races end under 'green-white-checkered,' and there's no free pass in the last 10 laps. I've got to try to stay in front of the leader to try to make sure I give myself a chance to earn as many points as I possibly can.”
Dale Jarrett
“He was a great scorer in junior hockey, but his role in the pros was that of a checker. Paul always worked hard. That's just him.”
Ken Kal
“Checkers has been a great partner for us with its 'Pick Your Champ' promotion in Florida, and the die-cast cars will help raise more funds for our school. Alumni, football fans and race fans can all enjoy the commemorative cars.”
Dave Hart
“Once they dropped the checkered flag last week, the points were what they are. There was nothing we could do to change that. All we could do was control the emotions we had about it.”
Tony Stewart
“[Tony Stewart -- Broke out a new chassis at Pocono Raceway last June and raced to the checkered flag for his first victory of 2003; has finished among the top 10 in all but two of his 10 career starts here;] Turn one is probably the easiest of the three, but you've got the challenge of having to downshift in the middle of the corner, ... You go down the backstretch and into the tunnel turn and it's basically one lane.”
“As our new sponsor, Checkers/Rally's has been fantastic, ... It's great to be able to take our relationship to a new level with a football tie-in. This is a very relevant program for our fans.”
Scott Riggs
“As our new sponsor, Checkers/Rally's has been fantastic. It's great to be able to take our relationship to a new level with a football tie-in. This is a very relevant program for our fans.”
“We haven't seen the checkered flag. We have no word from NASCAR, so we aren't quitting.”
Richard Orr
“We haven't seen any checkered flags or had a call from NASCAR.”
