"[talking to a race-car chassis] I'm gonna give you an engine, low to the ground... extra thick oil pan that'll cut th…"

"[talking to "his" race-car] I'm settin' you up for cool weather... but if that sun breaks, after you're out on the tr…"

"No, no, he didn't slam you, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you... he rubbed you. And rubbin, son, is racin'."

"His way... [slaps a ruined tire] my way... [slaps a lightly worn tire] I was six seconds faster."

"Tim, take a look at that hound. That's the best coon-dog I ever seen or heard about and I didn't teach him a damn thing."

"Drivers can't stand to be reminded of what can happen to 'em in a racecar. They, they don't go to hospitals, they don…"

"Now, Cole, when you shift the gear and that little needle on the tach goes into the red and reads 9000 RPMs, that's bad."

"[calmly] We messed up big time on Sunday. I had sponsors in the stands and I'm huggin' and holdin' hands and kissin' …"

"If you're from California, you're not a Yankee. You're not really anything."

"[After rubbin' Rowdy] Remember me?"