Brad Keselowski (No. 19 Cooper Standard RAM) Finished 2nd “We had a great Cooper Standard RAM. I’m really proud of everybody at BKR. This was the truck to beat tonight and they worked their butts off to make it happen."
Tundra driver Todd Bodine (third) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Friday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 1st How was your qualifying lap? "It was just a whole team effort -- that's what it boils down to. The guys unloaded with a really good M&M's Camry today and we just kept playing with some things on what we wanted to do for the race stuff and then what we wanted to do for qualifying stuff."
Ryan Newman was the fastest among nine Team Chevy drivers in today’s qualifying session and secured a second-place starting spot for Saturday’s NASCAR’S Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET met with media and discussed his luck and disappointment in the season thus far, preparation for the Coca-Cola 600, side skirts, and more.
TREVOR BAYNE – No. 21 Good Sam/Camping World Ford Fusion – “I’m sweating. I was so nervous going out there. I was sweating before I got in the car. I felt like we did well getting to pit road. That’s what I was the most nervous about was making sure I got there quick, but then speed and we smoked them a little bit, but we were slowed down enough."
A.J. Allmendinger (No. 22 Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 1st “That was a good lap. More than anything the car just stuck to the racetrack. I was letting it free up off it, so it wasn’t anything scary. You know, we struggled a little bit in practice."
Parker Kligerman (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger) WHAT IS YOUR MINDSET AS YOU GO TO IOWA SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND? THIS WILL BE YOUR FIRST NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES START OF THE 2012 SEASON. “Well, first off, it’s the chance to do two races in one weekend, which is cool for any race car driver."
