BUBBA WALLACE – No. 6 EcoBoost Ford Mustang – “It just wasn’t our weekend. We had some unfortunate circumstances on pit road. I don’t know what that guy was thinking, or his spotter, but nothing went our way. We couldn’t get a handle on the car, so we’ll hit the notes and just restart. We need to bring a different package when we go to Vegas, so I’m looking forward to that.”
Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Smithfield Ford Fusion, is scheduled to start 27th in tomorrow’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. He provided his comments about the new low downforce package before today’s practice session.
Chevrolets will fill the front row for Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway as Kurt Busch drove his No. 41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Chevrolet SS to the pole position for the second race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – WHERE DO YOU FEEL YOU MISSED IT? “We were just really loose. I don’t really understand. We weren’t super-fast in practice, but we were a top-10 car for sure. We were really, really loose the first run and made some changes, but it’s hard to go fast here the second run when tires wear out so much."
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s 75 Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Qualifying Position: 1st - How does it feel to win the pole in Atlanta? “It feels really good. Just real proud of these guys on this whole M&M’s team."
KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 MONSTER ENERGY/HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET SS – Qualified 2nd “It was a good, consistent car and I hope that translates into race speed, as well. But thanks to Tony Gibson and everybody at Stewart-Haas, it’s a matter of preparing the best car during the off-season to come to these 1.5-mile tracks and seeing what you’ve got."
CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How does it feel to be in Atlanta? “Atlanta is just fun. Actually wasn’t that fast in qualifying trim, so we’ve got to work on that, but I’m having a good time. You really drive the race car here."
After starting the weekend off with the fourth overall fastest time in the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) practice at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hopes to have the same outcome after qualifying as 2013 when he captured his first NSCS pole award.
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How was practice with the new rules package? “We’re looking forward to it obviously. We have this change in the rules package that we’ve been pushing for for quite a while. Yeah, it’s going to take some time to get it figured out."
Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 Roush Performance Ford Fusion, held a press conference this afternoon following NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice and discussed a variety of topics, including the new low downforce package.
The 2026 Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing Series championship marched on this week in what was their first Roto-Rooter Midweek Series debut that was featured on Tuesday night.
Noah Gragson and the No. 4 team are short-track racing this weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Martinsville, Virginia for 400 laps at the Martinsville Speedway.
JR Motorsports has competed at Martinsville Speedway a combined 47 times in the NOAPS. In those starts at the 0.526-mile oval, the organization has recorded three wins, 22 top-fives and 30 top-10s.
