"It's easy to get bogged down in all the negativity that when you see people smile and pat you on the..." — Michael Waltrip

I'll always wear NAPA blue. I'm thankful they were a part of my life.

NAPA has been with me from winning two Daytona 500s, to missing races with a new start-up team, and back to victory lane again. The relationship grew far past that of just a sponsor, but more of a partner and a friend.

You have faith in who you are as a driver and stay strong when things go wrong.

I built my team with Dale in mind. He lives with me. He's part of who I am because I just appreciated who he was and how he went about things. People worked on his cars at Dale Earnhardt Incorporated before I got there. When Dale would walk by you could just tell people were thinking, 'these are Dale Earnhardt's cars.'