Dale Earnhardt Quotes

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

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#2. 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.

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#3. Second place is just the first place loser.

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

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#5. 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.

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

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

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#8. You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.

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#9. I don't want to argue with my wife about her car - or my driving.

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

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

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

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#13. 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.

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#14. You ask me about tragic accidents? If I am on my tractor at my farm and it rolls over on me and kills me, that's a tragic accident. If I die in a race car, that's life. I died doing what I love.

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#15. Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.

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

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#17. Second place is just the first loser.

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#18. If you're not a race driver, stay the hell home. Don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Get the hell out of the race car if you've got feathers on your legs or butt. Put a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat that candy ass.

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

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#20. You win some, lose some, and wreck some.

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#21. 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.

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

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

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

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#25. I've got to win every race.

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#26. 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.

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

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

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

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#30. 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.

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#31. I want to be up front racing.

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

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

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