Quotes by Mike Helton

“Our hearts and prayers go out to Sterling and his family. It wasnt just Sterlings father. He was a pioneer.”

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

“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. Thats an issue NASCAR has to take a hard look at.”

“It’s hard to explain the commitment that this area has to whatever it does, ... I’m 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.”

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

“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. Youve never seen that here, and you never will.”

“NASCAR will use whatever means necessary to stop it.”

“Were not asking you (the drivers) not to be angry, were not asking you not to be frustrated, thats part of this sport and we realize that. What were asking you for is to keep it in check...enoughs enough.”

“Shut up, kids! Dont make me pull this car over. Ill do it! Ill do it!”

“talked about a lot of options, including the possibility of having to shorten the race.”