Carl Edwards overcame an early race pit-road speeding penalty to lead the Roush Fenway ‘Fastenal Fast Fleet' in the Nationwide Series at Bristol Motor Speedway with a fourth-place finish.
Greg Biffle, No. 16 3M Ford (Qualified 14th) "That was a pretty good lap. I was a little loose into one and gave up some time but everybody else still has to do it."
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How do you feel entering this weekend's race? "Today was a little bit of a struggle. We didn't have a whole lot of speed in our car."
RYAN NEWMAN #39 BASS PRO SHOPS / REALTREE CHEVROLET, QUALIFIED: ON THE POLE - ON HIS POLE RUN: "I just was telling the guys, they did a good job. The car drove the same as it did in practice."
BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 8th “Anytime you can start in the top 10 at Bristol, that’s a good place to be and think you can have a shot at winning the race from there. We’ve got a good Dodge Charger."
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 BASS PRO SHOPS/OFFICE DEPOT CHEVROLET met with media and discussed upcoming plans for Danica Patrick, on locking into the Chase, turning the program around, and more.
CLINT BOWYER, NO. 33 HAMBURGER HELPER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed Nationwide and Cup racing at Bristol, the future at RCR, Silly Season and other topics.
On August 26, 2011, the National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel heard and considered the appeal of the No. 23 Joe Denette Motorsports NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team.
Carl Edwards, who currently stands fourth in the Cup point standings and was the fastest car in both practice sessions at Bristol Motor Speedway Friday, met with media members prior to qualifying.
