KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Skittles Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 1st - What was the key to your pole-winning run? “I don’t know if there’s necessarily a key. I just think that everything kind of worked together."
BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – “A top five on a hot day like today isn’t too shabby, but of course we want the pole and we want to win the race. That’s the most important part is winning the race, so we can win the race from fifth.”
Greg Biffle arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend with a heavy heart following the death of his father, Jack, earlier in the week. Biffle also arrived with the confidence of three-straight top-10 finishes and past success at the track along with speed in his 16 Fusion during the practice sessions. Biffle spoke about all those topics prior to qualifying Saturday at the Brickyard.
LIKE RIDING A BIKE? “No, I mean yes and no. When you get to drive a race car like this it certainly just helps you focus on what you need to do out there. Being out of the car that long and not really having a lot of experience with this package it was a tall task, I will be honest."
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Skittles Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How does it feel to return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the defending race winner? “It’s pretty cool."
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1/CHEVY SUMMER SELL DOWN CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed his last race as a full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, his thoughts on Eldora’s success and the potential for more races there in the future and many other topics.
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S RED VEST CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and discussed the progress of Dale Earnhardt Jr., having Jeff Gordon in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy SS this weekend as a substitute for him, the challenges of extremely high heat at Indianapolis this weekend, and more.
You will find no ‘purple stuff’ in the No. 17 team’s cooler at Roush Fenway Racing, as the team has announced a multi-year extension with SunnyD as a primary partner on the No. 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford with driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The iconic brand has served as the primary partner for Stenhouse in multiple races this season, including this weekend at the famed Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the No. 17 Sunny D Ford Fusion, visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway infield media center to not only talk about a multi-year extension Roush Fenway Racing just signed with Sunny D, but about this weekend’s race.
Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion, is 17th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings going into Sunday’s race. He visited the infield media center at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this morning to talk about his position in the standings and the competitiveness of his team.
Kyle Larson is back to try to add another O’Reilly Series victory to his resume and will be driving the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet entry when the green flag drops Saturday night at The Last Great Colosseum.
NHRA officials announced today the return of PowerEdge, a line of high-quality, competitively-priced commercial and heavy-duty truck aftermarket products, as the presenting sponsor of the 38th annual DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals at scenic Sonoma Raceway.
