Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney were the fastest cars in the final practice Friday at Talladega Superspeedway. The duo spoke about what they learned out on the track today after the session conclude
DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed what it takes to win at Talladega, superspeedway strategy, the lugnut issue, and more.
CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What is your outlook this weekend at Talladega? “Now we go practice and we’ve been doing great. The cars have been fast and we’re working well together as a team. Dave Rogers (crew chief) and I are having a blast and that’s cool to have those two wins."
Bobby Labonte, driver of the No. 32 Rimrock Devlin Ford Fusion, spoke to media members at Talladega Superspeedway Friday afternoon following the opening Cup Series practice session. Labonte spoke about sponsorship for the weekend and also fielded questions pertaining to the race and his future.
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 78 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - What do you think this weekend holds for you? “Hopefully about two foot in front of the second-place guy at the finish line, so definitely looking forward to the weekend obviously. "
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 BASS PRO SHOPS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed splitting driver duties with Ty Dillon this weekend at Talladega, the Driver Council, recent issues regarding lugnuts, and more.
Darrell Wallace Jr., met with media members prior to XFINITY Series practice Friday at Talladega Superspeedway and spoke about trying to build on his sixth place finish at Daytona, his thoughts on the Dash 4 Cash program and his mom.
TY DILLON, NO. 14 BASS PRO SHOPS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed subbing for Tony Stewart, the difference between driving Richard Childress Racing prepared Chevrolet’s and Stewart-Haas Racing equipment, the prospects of winning on Sunday and many other topics.
Ross Chastain has run only three NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway, but he has an interesting history at the track. Chastain finished third in a Camping World Truck Series race at NASCAR’s biggest track in 2013, showing that he quickly picked up the intricacies of running well in Talladega’s big drafting lines.
Rookie Ryan Preece, riding along 17th in Xfinity Series driver points at this early stage of the season, gets a big new test Saturday. Preece will race for the first time at super-fast Talladega Superspeedway in Saturday’s Sparks Energy 300 Xfinity race.
Brent Crews was the top-finishing Toyota driver in the NASCAR O’Reilly Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, winning the Dash 4 Cash $100,000 bonus with a fourth-place result on Saturday afternoon.
The 23-year-old Hocevar from Portage, Michigan, clocked in a single qualifying lap at 191.340 mph in 28.222 seconds to claim his second consecutive Cup pole at the Lone Star state by 0.003 seconds over teammate Daniel Suarez.
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB driver John Hunter Nemechek was made available to the media on Saturday prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race from Texas Motor Speedway.
TRICON Garage teammates Kaden Honeycutt and Brandon Jones led the Toyota Tundra contingent with third and fourth-place results, respectively, on Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway.
