Racing Sayings and Quotes

Get your heart racing and step on the throttle. If you’ve got the need for speed, you’ll love the collection of insightful and humorous racing quotes below.

It doesn't matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, 'I have finished.' There is a lot of satisfaction in that. Fred Lebow
What sets these - and all - racers apart from less daredevilish mortals is their complete lack of fear and their joy of doing something on the edge. They love to speed because it is dangerous. Peter Golenback
Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague wish for something salty. Peter Egan
My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: 'Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus. Carl Lewis
No marathon gets easier later. The half way point only marks the end of the beginning. Joe Henderson
Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death Hunter Thompson
There have been other tracks that separated the men from the boys. This is the track that will separate the brave from the weak after the boys are gone. Driver Jimmy Thompson Speaking About Daytona International Speedway
The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses. Mario Andretti
Racing top fuel is for people who love work and hate money. Brendan Murry
Racing is a matter of spirit not strength. Janet Guthrie
When speed gets in the blood, one must drive to live. Rudolf Caracciola
You will never know the feeling of a driver when winning a race. The helmet hides feelings that cannot be understood. Ayrton Senna
Nobody remembers who finished second but the guy who finished second. Bobby Unser
Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers. Colin Mcrae
When you win a race you're on top that day, so take it for what its worth, have a good time and party, cause the next day when you get out of bed, the meter goes back to zero again. Bobby Allison
If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower. Mark Donohue
Sometimes you have to bring back only the steering wheel so the car owner will know that you're giving it all you have. Mario Andretti
It's not a throttle-it's a detonator. Jeremy Clarkson
The winner ain't the one with the fastest car, it's the one who refuses to lose. Dale Earnhardt
There's no secret. You just press the accelerator to the floor and steer left. Bill Vukovich
The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical. Murray Walker
Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down. Dave Barry
Racing is the constant search for the weakest link. Duane Bailey
Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines. Enzo Ferrari
It is more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow. Abner Perney
The ideal racecar will expire 100 yards past the finish line. Stirling Moss
Newman's first law: It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down. Paul Newman
Speed costs, how fast do you want to go? Unkown
They can be a handful to drive it's like driving a piece of chain down a race track. James Day
I love controlling a race, chewing up an opponent. Let's get down and dirty. Let's fight it out. It's raw, animalistic, with no one to rely on but yourself. There's no better feeling than that. Adam Goucher