“From a prestige standpoint, the U.S. needs to host Formula 1. And I think Formula 1, they know they need the U.S. as well. So many companies that are global are based in the United States support Formula 1.”

And I often said, I wish I could’ve had some of his patience. I know it would have worked for me many times.

If you weren’t on Chris Economaki’s radar screen, you probably weren’t on anybody’s.

You do a period of go-karting until you’re at the age of qualifying for a ride in a ‘school-kart,’ then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.

I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age.

You’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.

When a car’s ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR.

Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.

Fans want the best, wherever they come from.

Quite honestly, I treat myself with cars I really want to drive, and I have some flexibility to do that.

At Indy, we are the NASA of the production-car world, and that’s clearly why manufacturers are involved – it’s such a good testbed.

All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.

I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.

Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.

What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.

A father-son relationship is strong, like no other teammates. You could be straightforward with one another.

There’s something special about racing in real streets. The ‘artificial’ circuits have a certain sameness to them.

We always had a relationship, but what’s important is that I pretty much started my F1 career with them and ended it there, too.

The day I die or retire, I have blown all my chances because I don’t have the chance any more to change my image as an F1 driver.