Mike Helton Quotes (22 Quotes)

While we have supported the Rainbow Coalition's work on diversity issues, we do not endorse many of Rev. Jackson's political views or any other political views.

Earnhardt was unchallenged in expressing himself. He had no qualms about sitting down and taking us to task or asking us questions or voicing his opinion.

Generally tracks get faster, temporarily, after they are resurfaced. Then they go back to normal. If there is a problem, we're staying in close touch with Humpy and the people at Lowe's and we'll deal with it.

This type of behavior cannot be tolerated and is in no way indicative of the manner in which our drivers, teams, tracks and sponsors interact with the media.

We don't want to react just for the sake of reacting. We want to measure all of the possible ramifications before we make a decision.

It has been since 1994 that a single-car team owner has won a championship. If we allowed the current trend to keep going, down the road 10 years we might be saying that it has been since 2005 than a car owner with two teams has won a title.

We are going to be closely watching. Take this as your warning We will act very quickly and very severely if we feel anyone's out there manipulating the race outcome or The Chase outcome.

We believe strongly that the old Southeastern redneck heritage that we had is no longer in existence. But we also realize that there's going to have to be an effort on our part to convince others to understand that.

NASCAR was acting in the best interest of finishing this event and as correctly as it could, ... We talked about a lot of options ... Certainly, we talked about a lot of options including the possibility of having to shorten the race.

George is a great friend. He's a very smart man, and a lot of the processes and procedures that NASCAR benefits from today, he brought to the table.

The Car of Tomorrow represents one of the sport's most significant innovations, and we feel everyone involved in NASCAR will experience the benefits. No subject is more important than safety, and while the Car of Tomorrow was built around safety considerations, the competition and cost improvements will prove vital as well.

Its hard to explain the commitment that this area has to whatever it does, ... Im excited for this campaign because I know the entire community is behind it. ... The bottom line is that caring and compassion take money to make things happen.

Anyone who chooses to do anything that alters the outcome of the positions in this race or in the Chase, we will act quickly and severely, ... If we see anyone attempting to manipulate the outcome of this race, the Chase, or any race from here on out, we will handle it. You've never seen that here, and you never will.

Shut up, kids Don't make me pull this car over. I'll do it I'll do it

NASCAR is absolutely as concerned about keeping its roots intact as it is about growing the sport. We're as proud of our heritage in 1948 as we are in 2006. At the same time, we're working to broaden the opportunities of the sport to anybody that wants to be a part of it and also broaden the exposure of the sport internationally.

An argument can be made either way, but as time goes on a stronger argument may be that an owner with multiple teams contributes to the roadblocks. That's an issue NASCAR has to take a hard look at.

Certainly, they've had more reasons to go into a slump than some other teams. I think it's cyclical in our sport for teams to go up and down, whether it's chemistry changes or what have you.

The way NASCAR is structured, with the independentness of the sanctioning body and the car owner, there's not a way for us to do that now, even if we desired,

As we got deeper in the event tonight, it was obvious this was an abnormal evening. No one will be docked points because the teams responded.

It's just a matter of getting down to the details of each proposal. We want to be very careful with this decision. It's going to be hard to tell two of these groups no.

It's a gray area where we can not prove to anybody that we made the right decision. But if we have to, we'll get into it. So, today's your warning - we're getting into it.

I think there's certainly an incredible emotion around the black 3. But I think with the right circumstances at Richard Childress Racing, and whether it's Dale Jr. or another driver that deserves a shot at earning that respect, I think it can be done.