KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 3rd - How was the car in qualifying? “We were kind of a little loose the first couple runs and tried to snug it up just a little bit there for that last run."
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 MILLER LITE FORD FUSION – QUALIFIED 1st - PIT ROAD INTERVIEW -- “This is a good start but our ultimate goal is to be the fastest at the end of the race on Sunday."
ERIK JONES, No. 20 DeWalt Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What has today been like bouncing between all three series? “It’s been busy today. I think today was the busiest day overall for us -- just the sense that we’re practicing all three cars and we’re racing tonight in the Truck Series."
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS, met with media at Texas Motor Speedway and after receiving a gift from the track to honor his career of two Shetland Ponies, Gordon discussed his win at Martinsville, looking forward the next three races, drivers talking to other drivers after on-track incident and other topics.
Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage truly ponied up Friday when it came to farewell gifts for retiring four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon, who makes his final start at Texas Motor Speedway in Sunday's AAA Texas 500.
CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 Sport Clips Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How are you going to capitalize on your previous success at Texas Motor Speedway? “This track is a lot of fun."
MARTIN TRUEX JR., NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW/VISSER PRECISION CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his approach to the race this weekend at Texas and next weekend at Phoenix, the recent issue with other drivers at Martinsville, racing against Jeff Gordon, and more.
Texas native Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 60 AdvoCare Ford Mustang, brings his XFINITY Series lead into his hometown track and talked about being back home, defending his lead and more with media members Friday morning.
Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 AAA Insurance Ford Fusion, has had an eventful Chase to date. Looking for a victory at Texas to clinch his way into the championship round at Ford Championship Weekend in Homestead, Logano met with media members ahead of practice at Texas Motor Speedway Friday morning.
The Penalty is amended to: “Suspended from NASCAR until the completion of the next two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship Events. Placed on NASCAR probation through December 31, 2015.”
The 2021 CARS Super Late Model Tour champion from Mooresville, North Carolina, led a race-high 121 of 250 laps and reduced his points deficit from 59 to 31 with his third O'Reilly victory of 2026 in Ridgeway, Virginia.
Brandon Jones rallied from deep in the field yet again to lead Toyota with a fourth-place finish in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Martinsville Saturday evening.
AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Menards/Delta Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “I think this is a track where you definitely need a good qualifying run because of pit selection."
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, notched a pole-winning lap at 98.492 mph in 19.226 seconds for his sixth Cup pole of 2026, sixth at Martinsville and the 54th of his career.
