Official Release

A solid day for Chase Elliott netted a third- place finish in the STP 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Elliott, who was a top contender in his No. 24 SunEnergy1 Chevrolet SS, led twice for 20 laps and won the second stage of the 500-mile event. It was also his first top-10 finish in four races at the .526-mile track.

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 SUNENERGY1 CHEVROLET SS – Finished 3rd - YOU SAID THIS PLACE IS A BIT OF A PUZZLE, BUT HOW IMPORTANT WAS RUNNING IN THE TRUCK RACE YESTERDAY? “I think it helped a little bit. We’ve got a little work to do, but it was much improved, I hope it was in just a one-day event."

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Daniel Suárez was made available to the media at Martinsville Speedway: DANIEL SUÁREZ, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What happened during MENCS practice earlier today? “So far it’s been a difficult day. We had some issues in the first practice."

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch was made available to the media at Martinsville Speedway: KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How confident are you in the M&M’s Toyota Camry going into this weekend? “So far so good. We certainly have some speed in our racecar."

Qualifying for Sunday’s STP 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting grid has been set per the provisions in the NASCAR rulebook. Starting positions are based on the current Owner’s points.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was made available to the media at Martinsville Speedway: DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Talk about your trophy setup at home and the addition of your Daytona 500-winning Toyota Camry. "Yeah, it's cool. I knew eventually I'd want something in there when I was designing the house, but really just worked out nice to where it had a nice little spotlight there under the trophy."

JOEY LOGANO (No. 22 Duralast GT Ford Fusion) - “WHAT ARE THE KEYS TO BEING SUCCESSFUL AT 500 AND 600 MILE RACES? IS THERE SOME COMMON THREAD? “I think the big thing is to keep cool and positive throughout the event. Most of the time if you have 500 or 600 miles, it presents a lot of opportunities for mistakes."

Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Harrison Burton and Red Horse Racing driver Timothy Peters were made available to the media at Martinsville Speedway: How special is Martinsville? Timothy Peters, No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing “It’s real special because it’s home."

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed the performance of the No. 48 team thus far this season, his thoughts on Kyle Larson, stage racing and many other topics.

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed winning at Fontana last week, flying commercial, getting better at short tracks, and more.