Official Release

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 8th - What did you think of the new qualifying format? “I thought it was fine – it was definitely better than the single car qualifying in the past where you had to wait one car at a time for two laps and it took forever."

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS – POLE SITTER "We definitely have a fast Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet. I think we've shown that all weekend long. But you never know what you've got until you put it on the clock."

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed his thoughts on the new qualifying format at superspeedways, the responsibility he feels to do well at Talladega for his fans and many other topics.

Travis Kvapil, 2003 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion will be taking over driving duties in the No. 50 Burnie Grill Chevrolet Silverado. Starting at the Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway, Kvapil will join the MAKE operation filling the seat that was formly held by Cody Ware.

DAVID RAGAN, No. 18 Pedigree Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How does it feel to return to a track where you have won? "Any track you can come back to that you've won at before is a great feeling. You always relive some of those memories driving through the tunnel and the security guards give you a little extra courtesy if you don't have a parking pass or something – they'll let you in a little easier – but, yeah, it's great coming back to Talladega."

Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) and partner SHOP.COM have taken the Sprint Fan Vote to a new level and are calling all fans to join in. By voting for the driver of the No. 9 Ford, Sam Hornish Jr., for the Sprint Fan Vote, fans can send campers to Victory Junction. The camp was founded by the Petty family, in honor of Adam Petty, for children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses.

ERIK JONES, No. 20 Sport Clips Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What are your expectations this weekend at Talladega? "It's always pretty fun to come here. We ran one race last year here in the Truck Series and to be back now in the XFINITY Series is pretty cool. We had a fast car in our first and only practice. I feel pretty good about it. It's always interesting to come run these superspeedway races and I'm really looking forward to just getting the race going tomorrow."

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed the new qualifying format for superspeedways, his thoughts on the current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, this past week’s test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and many other topics.

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDY CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed her season to date, the departure of GoDaddy as primary sponsor at the end of the year, her thoughts on a future sponsor, the Qualifying format change, and more.

Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion, was part of a teleconference today in which Avaya was announced as a new partner with Team Penske. In addition, Keselowski answered questions from the media about this weekend’s race at Talladega Superspeedway.