AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang - FINISHED 3rd “We had a fast enough Discount Tire Ford Mustang to win the race, no doubt. GIven the right track position we could have done it. We had great execution all day."
A FEW DAYS AGO YOU DID DEMO LAPS AT COTA IN AUSTIN. HOW AS THE ATTENDANCE AND ATTENTION FROM THE F1 TEAMS AND DID YOU NOTICE THE BUMPS ON THE TRACK THAT THE F1 DRIVERS HAVE BEEN SO VOCAL ABOUT THERE?
KEVIN HARVICK, No. 4 Bush Beer Ford Mustang - Qualified 1st “I think the key to the lap was obviously knowing that you had to be wide open and kind of did a halfway qualifying run yesterday and worked most of the day on race runs and making sure we ran enough laps to know where our car was."
Kevin Harvick will lead Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag in the AAA Texas 500 with the quickest lap of today's Salute to Veterans Qualifying Day Fueled by Texas Lottery at Texas Motor Speedway.
Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced today they have signed a multi-year extension for Kurt Busch to return as the driver of the No. 1 Monster Energy Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. In addition, the team also announced a multi-year extension to their partnership with Monster Energy Brand. Busch, a 31-time winner in NASCAR’s premier series will look to build on his success with CGR, after becoming both a race winner and Playoff participant in 2019.
ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 VALVOLINE CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 5th
“It drove really good. I think that’s better than we’ve been in a long time and hopefully it races well. We were wide open, so you have what you have. We’ve been a little slow in qualifying at 1.5-mile tracks and we put a little more effort into it this week.”
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FOR THE RACE?
“Hopefully, a trophy and a cowboy hat. I think you get a shot gun too; I want it all. It’s going to be interesting. This track is tough. One and two is different and it makes for a tough race. Hopefully, we’ll stay on top of it.”
Aric Almirola led the second and final practice of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in preparation for Sunday's AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
The Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals is always a special race for six-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson and this year’s trip to Summit Motorsports Park gives him a chance to add two more trophies to his extensive collection
