Official Release

RYAN BLANEY – No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – YOU WERE THERE AT THE END, SO ANYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED. “We just got lucky at the last restart. I don’t know what the 14 was doing. He ruined a lot of guys’ Chase hopes right there. I don’t know why he did that, but luckily we just weren’t in his lane and we got a decent restart.”

JIM CAMPBELL, CHEVROLET U.S. VICE PRESIDENT OF PERFORMANCE VEHICLES AND MOTORSPORTS, participated in an OEM (Original Engine Manufacturer) press conference with fellow executives from the two other manufacturers that are competing for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How was practice as you prepare for the finale on Sunday? “Practice was good. We have a couple little things we have to work on, but it actually went really well."

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – FINAL PRACTICE QUOTES - HOW WAS YOUR FINAL PRACTICE SESSION? WAS THERE ANY DAMAGE FROM THE HOSE YOU HIT? “No, no damage from the hose, just a little scratch. With the car we really hit on some things in the final practice. Driving much better, great speed, short run speed, long run speed, we made some good improvements there at the end of that.”

Dave Pericak, global director, Ford Performance, participated in the annual OEM press conference as part of Ford Championship weekend Saturday afternoon. Joining his counterparts from Chevrolet and Toyota, Pericak spoke about several topics.

With the excitement of the Ford EcoBoost 400 championship race, November 20, rapidly mounting, the list of dignitaries for the Ford EcoBoost 400 championship race also continues to grow. NCIS Star Wilmer Valderrama will have the role of Honorary Starter for Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, it was announced today.

Johnny Sauter started and finished the season on a high note, as he claimed victory at Daytona International Speedway in the first race of the season and then capped it off by winning his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the final race of the season. Sauter’s championship came in the inaugural year of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase.

Johnny Sauter continued Chevrolet’s winning tradition in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) by capturing his first Championship with a third-place finish in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Since the inception of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) in 1995, Chevrolet and Silverado have been competing for wins and championships. Sauter is the 13th NCWTS driver in Chevrolet’s storied history to take the Bowtie Brand to the Championship Stage.

Kevin Harvick won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The driver of the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS posted a quick time of 30.399 seconds/177.637 mph to secure his 17th career pole award and his second top start of the season. Sunday’s 400-mile race will mark the first time that the Stewart-Haas Racing driver will lead the field to the green flag at Homestead.

JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – WHAT MORE WERE YOU LOOKING FOR OUT THERE? “I don’t know. We just missed it a little bit. I am not really sure. I don’t have the answer for you right now. We have to think about it a little bit. We want to be faster than that obviously. It is okay though. We are not that far back. We have a long race and it is easy to pass so we will work our way up.”