Jeff Gordon will lead the pack of 43 cars when the green flag waves. Gordon, who is in the final season of his 23-year Sprint Cup career, captured the Coors Light Pole Award during Saturday’s qualifying session with a fast lap of 194.793 mph.
Jeff Gordon won the pole in the final round of qualifying for Sunday’s GEICO 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race with a fast lap of 49.160 seconds, 194.793 mph. It marked the 80th career pole for the four-time NSCS champion and third in 2015 to date. It was also the fourth pole in 45 races at Talladega Superspeedway for the driver of the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet SS. He was the pole winner for the season-opening Daytona 500.
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. "
ARIC ALMIROLA – No. 43 Fresh From Florida Ford Fusion – “I thought in the draft in practice our car was really good. I was really happy with the way it drove and drafted and it got good runs. It did all of the things I was really looking for, so I’m happy with that. Qualifying is what it is, so we’ll get ready to go race.”
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.
TRICON Garage (TRICON) is pleased to announce Black’s Tire is expanding its existing slate of events with driver Tanner Gray, welcoming Gardner White Furniture and Elite Rewards as additional partners on the No. 15 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro at Michigan International Speedway.
Luckily, programs built around real, working systems—such as the hybrid and EV training equipment from AutoEDU—are designed to bridge that gap and help you understand your vehicle even better. Here’s why hands-on auto education is vital in the age of smart vehicles.
Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Advance Auto Parts Ford Mustang Dark Horse team came away with an eighth-place finish Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway
