Official Release

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 QUICKEN LOANS CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 2ND - RIGHT NOW, THIS TEAM IS JUST KNOCKING DOWN TOP FIVE FINISHES “Yeah, it was a good run for our Quicken Loans Chevrolet today. I wish we could have been just a tick quicker and gotten that pole, but nevertheless it this is the best starting spot we’ve had and it’s obviously a great place to have a good starting spot."

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 8th - How was the car in qualifying? "We were okay the first run – the balance was pretty good and we were a little loose."

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How does your car stack up based on practice speeds? "It's a little early to tell. Nobody was really in race trim much that first practice so you really aren't going to know until tomorrow where you stand as far as that's concerned."

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media and discussed what Martinsville Speedway means to him, his plans for the off week next week and many other topics.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed what he’s learned about Martinsville over the years, safety barriers, the West Coast Swing, Kevin Harvick’s success, and more.

ALAN GUSTAFSON, CREW CHIEF FOR THE NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS AND CHAD KNAUS, CREW CHIEF FOR THE NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed Hendrick Motorsports success at Martinsville Speedway, what is happening with the tires in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the importance of their drivers having high success rates at Martinsville Speedway and many other topics.

Despite three weeks off for the Camping World Truck Series, Tyler Reddick drives his No. 19 truck into the Kroger 250 race at Martinsville Speedway carrying as much momentum as one can.

Back On Track...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) returns to the track this weekend in Martinsville, Virginia for the Kroger 250. Travis Kvapil will make his 12th NCWTS start at the Martinsville Speedway.

Back On Track...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) returns to the track this weekend in Martinsville, Virginia for the Kroger 250. Cody Ware will make his 1st NCWTS start at the Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway: “Mentally you prepare for 500 laps around Martinsville and you can do 490 laps perfect and get taken out with 10 laps to go and just ruin your day,” Allmendinger said. “Hopefully we go there and keep working on our short track program, which has been our strongest suit since I joined JTG Daugherty Racing.”