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JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed his thoughts on the races coming up in June, qualifying at Pocono and many other topics.

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What is your outlook for this weekend?“I really like the track. It’s one of those tracks that’s really fast and you can always -- it's a real fast track. You can attack it. It’s one of the tracks that’s pretty hard to get around fast by yourself and then you throw all of them cars out there and it makes it a lot harder."

Joey Logano is gunning for his fifth straight NASCAR Nationwide Series win at Dover when he jumps behind the wheel of the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang Saturday afternoon. Logano is also looking for his second Cup victory of the season in his No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion. Logano discussed the weekend ahead with media members Friday morning.

After discovering a terminal engine problem in his primary car less than 48 hours before the OSCAAR Super Late Model tour opener at Sunset Speedway, sophomore Kevin Cornelius is hoping for a more uniform outing at Kawartha Speedway on June 1st.

Two weeks removed from his 4th place finish in the season opener for the OSCAAR Super Late Model tour, Andrew Gresel has set his sights on the tour’s return to Kawartha Speedway.

Coming off Memorial Day weekend Venturini Motorsports is prepared to get back to business visiting New Jersey Motorsports Park Sunday afternoon for the Great Railing 150 presented by Barbera’s Autoland.

Michigan International Speedway’s economic footprint is more than $414 million a year – and on an annual basis, according to a University of Michigan study released today.

Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio, is a great training ground for 410-winged sprint car drivers, with both high speeds and finesse required to navigate the high-banked three-eighths-mile.

“I’ve only raced there once, but I have a lot of respect for the track,” said Jeffrey Earnhardt, who’ll drive the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller Chevrolet in Saturday’s Buckle Up 200. “I love the high speeds there, but you really have to be on your toes all the time because you don’t know what might happen from one turn to the next. It’s really a driver’s track.”

“I’ve run there a lot, and it gets your attention,” Cassill said. “The speeds are high. The corners come at you quick, and you drop off the turns onto the straights like falling into a canyon.”