Official Release

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – FINISHED 4th “That was a lot of fun there at the end with Larson. It was an up and down day for our Mustang. I led a lap. I passed the 18 car for a second which is amazing."

Alex Bowman, subbing for Dale Earnhardt, Jr., powered the No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS to a fifth-place starting position for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, the halfway point of the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup Series championship campaign. Bowman led a five-car Chevrolet SS contingent in third and final round of qualifying for the 267-lap/400.5-mile race.

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion – QUALIFIED 6th “That is better than where we have been. We qualified 14th here the last two times we have come here. We made a serious effort at changing some things here with the way we qualified to start closer to the front which is important."

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS – Qualified 5th - ON QUALIFYING: “I’ve been really pleased with the car all day. The first round was a little bit nerve racking we were really loose kind of out of nowhere."

CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 XFINITY Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What type of pressure do you feel racing in front of your hometown crowd at Kansas Speedway? “I think it’s pretty obvious – the pressure is pretty high with this format. It’s a little more pressure coming here, but it’s good pressure. I got to talk to Dale Roper this morning, him and a bunch of guys are here. "

Greg Biffle, hit the track Friday at Kansas Speedway sporting a new FordPass paint scheme on his No. 16 Fusion. Biffle met with media members along with David Loftin of the U.S. FordPass Team, to discuss FordPass and the upcoming race weekend at Kansas.

CLINT BOWYER, NO. 15 5-HOUR ENERGY CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed the potential of getting a win at his home track, his outlook for next season as he joins Stewart-Haas Racing and many other topics.

DANIEL SUAREZ, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How was your experience at the White House this week? “It was a cool experience. It was a good week. It was really cool to be for the first time in the White House and to be able to talk to some kids from college, from high school and to give them advice."

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 78 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Toyota Camry Furniture Row Racing - How does it feel to make your 400th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start this weekend? “Well, I didn’t even know about it until (David) Ferroni (public relations) told me what – two, three days ago? – and asked me what I thought about it, so it was kind of a wow moment for me."

DOUG DUCHARDT, GENERAL MANAGER, HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway to clarify the relationship with Hendrick Motorsports and Stewart-Haas Racing: