DAVID RAGAN, No. 34 CSX Ford Fusion – HOW MANY GUYS CAN WIN THIS RACE? “I think all 43 have an opportunity to win but teams and equipment might take a few of them out. 500 miles is a test on your engine, your pit crews have to be flawless so realistically probably about 30 guys."
AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 SCOTTS/KINGSFORD/BUSH’S BAKED BEANS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Media Day at Daytona International Speedway and discussed his win at Watkins Glen, starting the season and other topics. Full transcript:
NASCAR held its annual Daytona Media Day Thursday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway. With over 300 media in attendance, the event annual kicks off the start of speedweeks, leading up to the Daytona 500 February 22. Ford Performance drivers participated in the event. Below are transcripts from their print media question and answer sessions.
Greg Biffle has a new defense strategy for the 2015 NASCAR season and it comes in the form of his paint schemes developed by Ortho, a market leader in pest control since 1907. Ortho, the anchor vehicle sponsor for Greg Biffle of Roush Fenway Racing, today released the three paint schemes that will run in 16 races for Biffle throughout 2015.
CASEY MEARS, NO. 13 GEICO CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Media Day at Daytona International Speedway. Full Transcript: HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GOOD PEOPLE? “I think that really people are everything in our sport. I mean obviously budge and having a strong organization that puts a good group of people together is very important, but at the same time as a small group we have kind of had the same group of guys for quite a while."
What is this race week like for you?
"The Daytona 500 for me is so challenging – it's frustrating, it's exciting. It's just a weird weekend because it's our kick off to the season so everybody is excited and it's the first day of school, but oh by the way it's the biggest day of school. The most prestige is on the line with the very first crack at racing for the year. It is very, very hard to balance all that. You want to get the year started off on the right foot. You want to get the year started off with a Daytona 500 win. It's very hard to balance all that, but at the end of the day it's all about the Daytona 500 and winning the Daytona 500 when you get here for this week."
AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CHEVROLET met with media at DIS. Full Transcript: CAN TESTING TURN A TEAM’S PERFORMANCE AROUND, OR IS IT OVERRATED? “I think there is something to learn at all tests. You can definitely make gains. But it’s one of those things where trial and error and finding something that works during a race probably means a little bit more.”
DANICA PATRICK: Not necessarily, but, you know, I trust the team that they'll make good decisions for me and do the best thing for me and for the team overall. They know that I worked with Daniel back in 2012 when I did 10 races with Zipadelli. He was the engineer, and they knew that I got along with him and liked him. It's all a big balancing act in the team, especially a big team.
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the city of San Diego, California, and Coronado Island for the much-anticipated, historic inaugural race at Naval Base Coronado.
In 82 NASCAR Cup Series starts on road and street courses, Spire Motorsports has seven top-five and nine top-10 finishes, with a best result of second earned by Michael McDowell in this year's event at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.
This year’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park will again see an extra level of excitement when the stars of the Pro Stock class face off in the GETTRX Pro Stock NHRA All-Star Callout on Saturday, June 27.
