If you look at the record books, Dale Earnhardt's done everything, except win the Daytona 500. Now they can't have that riding over him. Now they're just going to say, 'Dale Earnhardt, 1998 Daytona 500 winner,' and his shoulders are going to get lighter every time.

As quoted in "Daytona 500's Magical Aura: Dale Earnhardt's 1998 Ride" by Ashley McCubbin in Bleacher Report (15 February 2011)