Official Release

CHRIS BUESCHER – No. 60 Fastenal Ford Mustang – “That was a pretty good day. That’s more than I expected out of this Fastenal Ford Mustang today. These guys worked really hard this weekend and made a ton of changes, so I’m really proud of them. They did a nice job.

For the second straight year, Auto Club Speedway President Dave Allen announced that grandstand tickets for Sunday’s Auto Club 400 have been sold out.

CASEY MEARS, NO. 13 GEICO CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Auto Club Speedway and discussed the new 2015 rule package, working with the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) alliance, his time spent on the West Coast and many other topics.

Kurt Busch placed his No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS on the pole position for Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway, round five of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. A fast lap of 38.889 seconds (185.124 mph) earned Busch his first pole of 2015 and 17th of his career. This is his fourth pole in 22 races at the 2.0-mile facility for Busch, a track record.

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dewalt Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 3rd - How important is it to run well at this track in Toyota's backyard? "I really like this track and with Toyota being out here and stuff, it's fun to come here and race – you want to do well and you want to do well every week."

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER - HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS WITH HAAS AUTOMATION RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD? “This is huge for Gene Haas. That is what I wanted to start the interview with is thank you Gene for believing in me. This is my job. Come to the track, drive the car and put it up on the pole and go for wins."

CHRIS BUESCHER – No. 34 Dockside Logistics Ford Fusion – “That’s what we were hoping for is to go out there and lay down a pretty solid lap – nice and consistent with nothing crazy. We didn’t hit anything today, so that’s a plus. It was tough getting out of the XFINITY car with our 60 team and trying to figure out what I needed to adapt to to go out there and run a solid lap.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Auto Club Speedway and discussed his California heritage, attending American Idol this week while in Los Angeles and many other topics.

One week removed from his return from a three-race suspension, Kurt Busch rewarded the unwavering support from Stewart-Haas Racing team co-owner Gene Haas by putting his No. 41 Chevrolet on the pole for Sunday's Auto Club 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX).

CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 Stanley Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What happened exiting turn four that caused you to make contact with the wall? "We went from a 12-inch to a six-inch sub pretty quick. I tried to save it – I got a little bit loose off – and I tried to save it and that was a mistake."