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Toyota driver Kyle Busch was made available to the media at NASCAR Daytona Media Day: Kyle Busch, No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What do you think about the new format? “I think it's going to be good because I think it just gives you a better opportunity to score more points and to score those points that will obviously transfer with you through the different rounds of the Chase all the way to Homestead."

Toyota driver Denny Hamlin was made available to the media at NASCAR Daytona Media Day: Denny Hamlin, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - It's been a long time since anybody won the 500 back‑to‑back. Why is this race so hard to go back‑to‑back? “The odds are stacked against you. I mean, if this was Martinsville, I'd say the odds were really good, or Richmond, or somewhere like that."

Trevor Bayne heads into the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) season ready to improve on gains made in 2016 and earn a way into NASCAR’s 10-race playoff format.

Toyota driver Todd Gilliland was made available to the media at NASCAR Daytona Media Day: Todd Gilliland, No. 51 Toyota Tundra, Kyle Busch Motorsports Are you excited to join Kyle Busch Motorsports this season? "I'm very excited to join Kyle Busch Motorsports for the 2017 season. Every time you go to the track with KBM, they have really great stuff, really great equipment, and hard‑working people at the shop. I feel like it's a great opportunity and probably one of the best truck teams I could have made my debut with."

Heading into his fifth season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will team up with veteran crew chief Brian Pattie who will take over the reins of the No. 17 team.

Ryan Reed heads into the 2017 season-opener at Daytona International Speedway looking to get back into Daytona victory lane and secure a position in the 2017 playoffs. Reed, who won the 2015 Daytona race, enters his fourth full-time season behind the wheel of the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang.

TREVOR BAYNE – No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion – HOW DO YOU VIEW THIS WEEK? “You’ve already seen a lot of ups-and-downs in just one week, but I’m really pumped about the Duels tomorrow.

Locked In: Following Sunday's Daytona 500 pole qualifying session, Elliott Sadler and the No.7 Golden Corral team locked themselves into the Daytona 500 with the second fastest time among open teams. Now the team shifts their focus to shaking down the car during practice sessions on Friday and Saturday.

Toyota driver Matt Tifft was made available to the media at NASCAR Daytona Media Day: Matt Tifft, No. 19 Tunity Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How was the car, when you tested? “Well, we tested a few weeks ago, so it's definitely different. The low downforce package from this year is way, way different. I'm excited to see how it plays out. It's definitely harder."

Toyota driver Christopher Bell was made available to the media at NASCAR Daytona Media Day: Christopher Bell, No. 4 JBL Toyota Tundra, Kyle Busch Motorsports - Are you ready to get back in the truck and a preview for Daytona? "I'm really excited that the 2017 race season is upon us because it's just been a long off‑season, and I feel like last year we were starting to get hot towards the end of the year."