Chase Elliott

“The points format rewards you for having wins throughout the playoffs.”

“Cars' is such a great franchise of movies, and they've done such a great job connecting with young kids and building that. It's pretty incredible, very neat to be a part of it. When I saw the first one, I never thought I'd ever have a part in one. It's different. You definitely have to get out of your comfort zone to do it.”

“Things are always changing, and you have to be, you just have to, I guess, kind of learn to deal with the ups and downs.”

“I think going on stage and putting on a concert for a night would be cool.”

“Just taking any kind of information you can gather, listening to the differences, the way they have gone about racing over the years, whatever they are willing to share with you it's important to hear those differing opinions and try to balance them out.”

“There's no guarantees in anything you do. But I hope there are many more weekends I can race in my life, and high school graduation you only do once.”

“Talladega is always an exciting place, a great track to host a large number of fans.”

“I don't know how people view me. At the end of the day, I'm going to try to be me and do whatever I think is right, and however people view that, they have a right to that. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, regardless.”

“Winning races and winning consistently is going to open opportunities. Guys who have that ability and are consistent in it are the ones you see have success for years and years.”

“I'm so fortunate to work with a company like NAPA. They've been behind me 100%, and I never take that support for granted.”

“At the end of the day, you have to be good everywhere, and I want to be good everywhere.”

“I've done two races in the same weekend in different places before.”

“I've always been into 'NCIS' because my mom is a pretty big fan. I don't watch a lot of TV though.”

“For me, you want to be recognized as someone who is real and shoots people straight.”

“Kelley Blue Book is raising awareness for distracted driving and trying to grow that awareness for people to make our roads safer. The biggest issue is people texting and being on their phone while driving, but it goes further than that. The safety and the awareness is so important.”

“There is a handful of drivers and teams that have a shot to win every single week, and there is no reason we can't be among that group. That's our goal, and if you're in that position enough, it will go your way plenty and you'll get your fair share.”

“There are tons of races I'd love to do over.”

“I just speak what I feel like is the truth.”

“Good friends can have tough conversations.”

“I do not like tomatoes.”