Official Release

JOEY LOGANO PRESS CONFERENCE - WALK US THROUGH THAT LAP YOU LAID DOWN? “I am glad we finally got a pole here. We have qualified really well here, I don’t know what our average starting position is but I feel like it is really good, but we have never really put the whole deal together in the last run."

ERIK JONES, No. 77 5-hour Energy Extra Strength Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - Starting Position: 8th - How did your qualifying run go today? “We came a long ways from the first round. I really didn’t think we had a great car here in the first round."

Dale Earnhardt Jr., was the fastest Team Chevy driver in qualifying today for Sunday’s Camping World 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR). Earnhardt, NASCAR's most popular driver and three-time winner at PIR (’03, ’04 & ’15), posted a final round lap of 136.783 mph in his No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet SS, to earn a third-place starting position in the 39-car field.

Joey Logano launched his way to the top of the heap in Coors Light Pole Qualifying on Friday at Phoenix Raceway, claiming the first starting spot for Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event.

MARTIN TRUEX JR, No. 78 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - How did you celebrate that victory there in Sin City? "Didn't have a whole lot of time to celebrate."

Joey Logano met with media members Friday ahead of NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series qualifying, and as expected, fielded more questions about last weekend’s altercation with Kyle Busch at Las Vegas.

Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft Quick Lane Ford Fusion, met with media members at Phoenix Raceway prior to qualifying Friday afternoon. Blaney spoke about numerous topics, including the upcoming race weekend.

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed the strong start to his season, the implications of the Joey Logano/Kyle Busch scuffle last week at Las Vegas, his thoughts on the new stage format and many other topics.

MATT TIFFT, No. 19 Surface Sunscreen / Tunity / Braingear Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What are you looking forward to about the Dash 4 Cash program kicking off this weekend? “It’s such a cool program XFINITY ‘s put on for us. This year it’s a little bit different not having the heat races, but doing the stages this year."

DANIEL SUÁREZ, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Talk a little bit about your experience and transition up to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix. “Overall, Phoenix is one of those places that doesn't matter which series I'm going in, I feel very comfortable going."