BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 2 Alliance Truck Parts Ford Fusion – PRESS CONFERENCE – “It was a good day for us, not the win. I think we had the speed capable to pull it off, but still a really strong day. The car was good. The team executed really well, we just kind of missed out on the racing Gods today. We have a lot to be proud of, a great effort, and showed that we’re still a strong team if not the strongest in the garage and I’m really proud of that.”
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, won the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway to automatically clinch a berth in the final round of the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup. It was Johnson’s ninth career win at Martinsville.
DALE EARNHARDT, JR., DRIVER OF THE NO. 88 CHEVROLET SS, met with member of the media as a spokesperson for Goody’s and discussed an upcoming promotion, but also discussed racing next year and many other topics.
Toyota driver Christopher Bell (fourth) was the top-finishing Tundra driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Virginia’s Martinsville Speedway on Saturday.
MARTIN TRUEX, JR., No. 78 Auto Owner’s Insurance Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - Starting Position: 1st - Are you more excited to get the pole at Martinsville or redemption after being eliminated from the Chase last week? “Mostly because it’s Martinsville – I’ve been second here a few times."
JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – PRESS CONFERENCE – THIS IS YOUR FIFTH STRAIGHT FRONT ROW START HERE. “So close to getting that fourth pole in a row. It would have been pretty cool to be able to say you did that, but it’s been a great streak."
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – Qualified 3rd - ON QUALIFYING: “Yeah it’s such a tricky little place. I just seemed to get better as the day went on kind of finding my rhythm."
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How does it feel to be in this ‘Round of 8’ after last week at Talladega being close on transferring? “It’s good, obviously you always prepare for the worst coming into the weekend, but we knew last week we had a good chance to go out there and win and if not win then run good."
JEFF GORDON, INTERIM DRIVER, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed if this is indeed his final Cup Series race, what he has learned this season being an interim driver, his thoughts on this year’s Chase and many other topics.
WILLIAM BYRON, No. 9 Liberty University Toyota Tundra, Kyle Busch Motorsports - How big is this race to start the next round of the Chase? “I think it’s a big race just because it’s the start of the next round. We’ve been waiting for this since New Hampshire and we’re looking forward to it."
When the dust settled, Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence stepped up and seized control of the championship battle with an emphatic victory that saw him take sole possession of the points lead heading into the final four races of the season.
Brady Golan dominated Race 1 to win the 2026 Formula Regional Americas Championship (FR Americas) season opener at NOLA Motorsports Park on Saturday morning.
Cole Denton started from the Sioux Chief PowerPEX Pole and dominated Saturday’s ARCA Menards West Tucson 150, scoring his first career series victory in just his third career ARCA Menards West start.
