HOW DID THE NEW TWEAKS TO THE RULES PACKAGE COME ABOUT? “I really think it started in discussions between the teams and NASCAR about where the teams are spending their resources; and wondering if this is really an area they want to race in?"
JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – “We never say die, that’s for sure. We keep pushing to the end. That’s what I love about my team. It’s like, ‘We’re second. We’re gonna go again.’
MARTIN TRUEX, JR., No. 78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - Starting Position: 1st - How strong is this race car compared to what you had last year when you were so competitive? “I liked what I felt last year and I’ve been thinking about this race a lot since then. We had a really good car that day and thought we were going to go to victory lane and got beat on fuel mileage."
Jimmie Johnson was fastest among the Chevrolet drivers in qualifying for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The six time NSCS champion posted the seventh fastest lap with a time of 190.282 mph/ 28.379 seconds in his No. 48 Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet SS. Johnson leads all drivers with seven victories at the 1.5-mile track.
Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion, is coming off a victory in last weekend’s Sprint All-Star Race. He’ll be looking to sweep the 10 Days of Thunder at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday when the Coca-Cola 600 takes place. He spoke about his chances after today’s practice session with members of the media.
CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 Subway Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What is it like to run the name of a fallen military member on your Camry this weekend? “It’s a true privilege to be able to honor, in my case Captain Jablonsky for giving his life in Vietnam and for the man that he was."
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed his connection to 600 Miles of Remembrance, being on the cusp of earning his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory, the new rule changes and many other topics.
NASCAR announced today the inductees who will comprise the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2017. The five-person group – the eighth since the inception of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2010 – consists of Richard Childress, Rick Hendrick, Mark Martin, Raymond Parks and Benny Parsons. In addition, NASCAR announced that Martinsville Speedway founder H. Clay Earles won the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will make his 125th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the same track where he got his first NSCS start in 2011 driving the legendary No. 21 machine earning a respectable 11th - place finish as a rookie.
"I'm really eager to get back on track this weekend at Charlotte. We are bringing back the same chassis we ran last weekend in the Showdown, and we were able to learn a lot during the race that will benefit myself and the team heading into this weekend.
Alpha Prime Racing will utilize Ford equipment for select events in the closing stretches of the 2026 season and utilize Roush Yates Engines prior to a full manufacturer change to Ford in 2027.
Scott McLaughlin delivered Chevrolet its 250th INDYCAR SERIES pole position, taking the top spot for the season-ending Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey with a lap of 1 minute, 9.1363 seconds in the No. 3 DEX Team Penske Chevrolet.
23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick was made available to the media on Saturday after being awarded the pole by the metric due to inclement weather for the NASCAR Cup Series race from Darlington Raceway.
The 2026 Daytona 500 champion from Corning, California, was awarded the first pole position of the 2026 Chase for the Cup Series based on a qualifying metric formula due to inclement weather and lightning canceling the event's practice and qualifying sessions.
Connor Zilisch, driver of the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Darlington Raceway.
The 2021 CARS Tour Late Model Tour champion from Mooresville, North Carolina, will commence his first-ever Chase for a championship on pole position for the first time in his O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career.
