Buddy Rice
Buddy Rice

It's always a little different, racing on your hometown track. It makes it more special.

Buddy Rice
Buddy Rice

I don't think you'll understand the true repercussions of what the 500 does for you until years down the road.

Buddy Rice
Buddy Rice

I've always been under the radar.

Buddy Rice
Buddy Rice

It's hard to put into words, shaking hands with the most powerful man in the world.

Buddy Rice
Buddy Rice

Mile tracks put more emphasis on the driver. On the longer tracks, you can drive flat out all the way around, so it's more of an engineering exercise. On a mile, you can't run flat out. You're constantly in traffic, there's more driver involvement.

Buddy Rice
Buddy Rice

When the car's going well, I purr like a kitten.

Buddy Rice
Buddy Rice

Between us and the writers, it was comedy hour the whole time. We could hardly get through it.

Buddy Rice
Buddy Rice

It's pretty cool to be able to hang out with the President and have the race-winning car on the South Lawn.

Buddy Rice
Buddy Rice

I've always loved old hot rods. I have four or five of them at home that I work on when I'm not working out.