Quotes of the Week

UPDATE NASCAR great Junior Johnson, on whether it was more fun to race other NASCAR drivers or race against the authorities trying to catch him during his moonshine-running days:

“It was more thrilling to me to win a race because I was competing against people that were equal to me.

"A lot of them were bootleggers, so if you beat them, you beat (a) whole lot more capable people."

02/15/08 Darrell Waltrip said that early in his career he went to veteran A.J. Foyt for some advice.

“I said, ‘Every time I get behind Buddy Baker he shakes his fist at me,’" Waltrip said. “‘I’m not sure what he’s trying to tell me, and what to do about it.’

"A.J. said, ‘About the time he takes his hand off steering wheel … knock the hell out of him. He won’t ever shake his fist at you again.’

“I tried it, and it worked."