RICKY STENHOUSE JR., No. 6 Fenway Park 110 Years Ford Mustang (Finished 4th) “I made a mistake there early trying to get by the 31. He was holding everybody up and I tried to push the issue too hard."
With a record-breaking lap of 28.165 seconds/135.232 m.p.h. lap, Ryan Newman put the No. 39 US Army Chevrolet on the pole for the 47th time in his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) career today at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS).
Good Sam, a Camping World Company and the world's largest organization of RV owners, announced today that they will join RCR as the primary sponsor on No. 33 Good Sam Chevrolet driven by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver Clint Bowyer, this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
DAVID REUTIMANN, No. 00 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Starting Position: 3rd Are you surprised with your qualifying lap? "It didn't feel that good at all, but thankfully the Aaron's Dream Machine has been pretty good since we unloaded."
RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 U.S. ARMY CHEVROLET - POLE WINNER "Well, it was really good. The car felt really good. It wasn't a perfect, perfect lap, but the car has a lot of speed."
KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil/AAA Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 4th “It was a good lap. We picked up speed from practice which is what you always want. We were confused if we needed to try and get it (fastest lap) on the first lap or stick to our game plan and get it on our second lap like we had been doing."
DAVID GILLILAND, No. 34 Taco Bell Ford Fusion "We just lost a little bit of time, but overall I am pretty happy with our speed. The track got a little hotter and lost a little grip from practice."
Rusty Wallace Racing teammates Michael Annett and Steve Wallace proved to be two of the ten fastest cars in Nationwide Series final practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this afternoon.
KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR TEAM HEADING INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE CUP SEASON? “It’s hard to believe that we’re only halfway. It seems like there’s been a lot of racing, lots of good action, a lot of travel and most recently, a lot of traffic. "
While this past weekend served as the Sprint Cup Series’ first visit to Kentucky Speedway, it also marked the first weekend in which the #71 team was under the direction of new General Manager, Harry McMullen.
