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.
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.
