MARTIN TRUEX JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/VISSER PRECISION CHEVROLET SS - Qualified 2nd: "A good pit stall is really important here, obviously. We qualified third here in the spring. Honestly I didn't know we had a car that was that fast today. We stuck with it. The guys did a good job making adjustments there, and we got quicker each round. That's what you've got to do. It's a good starting spot for tomorrow and we'll see what we can do with it. We're looking forward to it."
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 6th - How do you feel about your starting position for Sunday’s race? “It’s not bad, it’s probably about what’s to be expected for me around this place."
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AARP MEMBER ADVANTAGES CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his success at Martinsville, his past issues on pit road, the new SAFER Barriers, giving away a 2003 Monte Carlo SS who lost hers in a fire, his long relationship with Hendrick Motorsports and his sponsor, DuPont (now Axalta), and more.
CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 XFINITY Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How do you feel about coming into this round of the Chase starting with Martinsville? “This track for me has been 0 for whatever or however many times we’ve been here. The spring was a really good race, my teammates have helped me a ton."
TIMOTHY PETERS, No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra, Red Horse Racing - How happy are you to be back at Martinsville? “It’s always a smile on my face when I come through the pedestrian tunnel this morning or anytime to be able to come here and race."
Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion, has won the last three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races and six overall this season. He visited the infield media center at Martinsville Speedway before practice to talk about the Chase and more.
Bobby Pierce and MB Motorsports hope the magic they created together on the dirt at Eldora transfers to the asphalt of Martinsville Speedway in Saturday's Kroger 200. After scoring the pole, a heat race victory and a second place finish in the MudSummer Classic, Pierce will be making his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series asphalt debut when he slides behind the wheel of the No. 63 RPM Services, LLC / Pixographs Chevy Silverado.
"Martinsville [Speedway] is my favorite track right behind Bristol [Motor Speedway]. I've always been a fan of the short tracks and Martinsville fits the bill. It's definitely a driver's track and it's so physically challenging for us. You have to hit your marks so perfectly at Martinsville because one small mistake means you get stuck on the outside.
Josh Berry and the No. 21 eero team return to EchoPark Speedway this weekend for the Quaker State 400 after producing several strong performances at the track in recent seasons.
The event highlighted the history of North Wilkesboro Speedway as the first points Cup series race in 30 years returns to the historic track next weekend
The 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, will make his first Truck start in three years and drive the No. 7 entry for Spire Motorsports at North Wilkesboro Speedway (July 18).
Noah Gragson and the No. 4 team head to the EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, hoping to improve from a 27th-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway last week.
For the first time this season, the NASCAR Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will make a return visit to a venue as the sport’s top-two divisions head back south for a pair of events under the lights at EchoPark Speedway.
