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KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – Finished 2nd - VERY SOLID SECOND PLACE RUN FOR YOU, YOU ARE JUST KEEPING THIS MOMENTUM GOING IN 2017: “Yeah, no fist flying for me. That was exciting right there, but no, awesome day for our Target team. Second in the first stage, third in the second stage and then finished second in the race. I can’t say enough about my team."

JOEY LOGANO – No. 12 REV Ford Mustang – VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW – “It was hard to figure out what to do and what lane to pick, but the one thing we did know was we had a very fast REV Ford Mustang. Brian Wilson and all the guys that bring this 12 car out, that’s three wins in a row for this 12 car, so that’s something I’m proud to be a part of and work with these guys.

LAS VEGAS – Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway wasn’t a drag race, but lane choice proved critical to Joey Logano’s 28th NASCAR XFINITY Series victory in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford.

JOEY LOGANO – No. 12 REV Ford Mustang – VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW – “It was hard to figure out what to do and what lane to pick, but the one thing we did know was we had a very fast REV Ford Mustang. Brian Wilson and all the guys that bring this 12 car out, that’s three wins in a row for this 12 car, so that’s something I’m proud to be a part of and work with these guys. Man, it’s a lot of fun to have these Team Penske cars fast again in this XFINITY Series.

Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion, will start third in tomorrow’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He posted the sixth-fastest time in Saturday’s morning practice session and then talked with Ford Performance about his chances of taking the Wood Brothers to Victory Lane.

BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – POLE-WINNING INTERVIEW -- “We’re off to a good start for sure with the Miller Lite Ford. It feels good to get an early-season pole to go with our win. With the way the segments play out and stages and all this stuff, you really need to start up front to have a shot at winning as you go down the line of those stages.

MARTIN TRUEX, JR., No. 78 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - Starting Position: 2nd - Can you take us through your qualifying session? “It was definitely good for us."

Kyle Larson led the way for Team Chevy in the final round of knock-out qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Sunday’s Kobalt 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race, Round 3 on the 2017 circuit. Piloting his No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS, Larson made a strong showing with a 27.956 seconds/193.161 mph to earn a fifth-place starting spot in the 39-car field.

Kyle Busch, No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What would it mean to win here again this weekend? "It would mean a lot. This is a place that I enjoy coming to and trying to run well, and we've run well here in the past a few times. It's been a while since we've been able to go to Victory Lane here, since 2009, so we'd like to change that around here this weekend, but not looking so bright right now."

David Ragan, driver of the No. 38 Juice Batteries Ford Fusion, held a Q&A session after practice to talk about his new sponsor and what he and his team need to do this afternoon in qualifying.