JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – THERE WERE SOME MOMENTS IN ROUND ONE WHERE IT LOOKED LIKE YOU MAY NOT MAKE IT TO ROUND 2? “I was thinking the same thing. On the first run we hit the splitter and made some adjustments to get off of that. Once we did that it came to life. Our Pennzoil Ford is fast. We had that extra run on our tires. How much did that hurt us? I don’t know."
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUSCH HUNTING CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER “I just got to the green a little bit better. The car was too loose the time before. And I got to the green better. It was good in (Turns) 1 and 2; but I felt like I gave up a little something in (Turns) 3 and 4 coming to the checkered."
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Interstate Batteries/ABC Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What would it mean to you to get a win at Charlotte Motor Speedway? “It would certainly mean a lot. We’ve been trying here for a long, long time and we’ve been close a few times and it just hasn’t all quite worked out the way we would have wanted it to I guess at the end of some of the races, so certainly we feel as though there’s no better opportunity to win a Charlotte race than in the Chase."
CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 STANLEY Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What are your expectations entering the ‘Round of 12’ with Talladega Superspeedway looming? “Somebody’s going to leave here really happy and I hope it’s me. This is – this round I believe is probably the toughest one just with Talladega out there and these mile-and-a-halves."
Martin Truex Jr.’s Furniture Row Racing Toyota will include a new sponsor for Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway – Maaco – North America’s Bodyshop.
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress, Furniture Row Racing - How does it feel to have Maaco join your team? “Obviously, we’re really excited. This has been such a big season for everybody at Furniture Row Racing bringing on new partners and this is just another step in that direction, so again a great nationwide and even in Canada – a huge company (Maaco)."
AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW COATING MATERIALS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media to discuss making it through the first round of the Chase, the importance of winning early in the Round of 12 and many other topics.
UniFirst and 11-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports have reached an eight-year agreement that will make the workwear and textile service company a primary sponsor of the No. 5 Chevrolet SS driven by Kasey Kahne. The contract runs through the year 2023.
Dover Recap: Denny Hamlin finished ninth in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, advancing to the Round of 12 in the Chase playoffs after four drivers were eliminated following the 400-lap event at the "Monster Mile.”
AgRevolution announced major partnerships with the International Hot Rod Association, the major North American drag racing group headquartered in Fairfield, Ohio, and Ellis Park Racing & Gaming, a Churchill Downs Inc. horse racing entertainment venue located in Henderson, Kentucky.
Josh Berry and the No. 21 DEX team head to Watkins Glen International this weekend looking to put together a clean and steady day at one of NASCAR’s most historic road courses.
After Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway, where they both earned top-five finishes, Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin continue atop the Cup Series points standings entering this weekend at Watkins Glen International.
Andrew Nembhard, point guard for the Indiana Pacers, will ride in the Fastest Seat in Sports at the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 9.
