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Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Jimmy John’s Ford Fusion - Qualified 1st “We didn’t do any qualifying runs in practice so we were trying to get the car dialed in and get the driver to get the most out of it. I did an okay job the last round getting the car to roll fast enough through three and four and then the guys got it tightened up a little bit and we were able to get in the throttle up off the corner. That was really the key.”

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 10th - WHAT WERE YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN QUALIFYING? “We just lacked balance and probably just a little bit of speed there, in Qualifying. I feel like our balance wasn’t terrible; it was better than practice, but we were still pretty slow. So hopefully we can figure something out for the race tomorrow because if it drives like it did in practice, it’ll be a long race.”

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Is it weird that somebody who hasn’t won during much of the year and made the playoffs is now in the position to potentially win the championship? “It’s kind of what the playoff format is all about, right? You come into this with guys who have a dominant regular season and then you reset the board and whoever is good in the final 10 (races) or three by three by three to one, obviously has a great shot to win the championship."

CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 20 Rheem Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How will you remember Greg Hodnett and what do the dirt tracks need to do in order to be more preventative? “I don’t know, that’s a tough question. Starting on a positive note there, Greg (Hodnett) was one of the greats in sprint car racing. He’s been around a long time and I got to race against him for several years all across the country."

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 HOOTERS CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed the Playoffs, the upcoming race at Charlotte next week, the importance of Stage points, and more. Full Transcript:

Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Reese DrawTite Ford for Team Penske, comes to Richmond Raceway fresh off his third win in a row last weekend in the playoff opener at Las Vegas. With a spot in the second round already clinched, Keselowski talked about what that means for his race weekend at one of his favorite places to race.

Two of the nation’s foremost advocates of the fight against cancer will serve as dignitaries for the inaugural Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 race weekend Sept. 28-30 on the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL™.

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series will be in action at Richmond Raceway while the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is off. The Monster Energy Series continues the Round of 16 of the NASCAR Playoffs, while the Xfinity Series Playoffs begin. Check out the full schedule below, which is subject to change.

Hooters has expanded its association with 12-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports with a new contract that extends its primary sponsorship of driver Chase Elliott and the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 team for three years.

NASCAR today announced that Steve Phelps has been named NASCAR President, effective October 1, 2018. Brent Dewar has elected to step down and will remain with the company through the end of the 2018 racing season, transitioning to a senior consulting and advisory role in 2019.