Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, won the last two races of 2010, including the event here at Phoenix International Raceway. Edwards, who leads the point standings going into Sunday's race, held a press conference Friday between practice sessions at PIR.
KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) WHY WERE YOU ALMOST A HALF-SECOND FASTER THAN EVERYONE IN THE FIRST PRACTICE? “What’s interesting right now is that we have the ability to do what we want in qualifying practice."
PAUL MENARD, NO. 27 MENARDS CHEVROLET met with media and discussed using multiple radio channels during the Daytona 500, concentrating full time on Cup this season, and more.
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed the end of the Daytona 500, repaving at Phoenix and other topics.
BOBBY LABONTE, No. 47 Clorox Toyota Camry, JTG-Daugherty Racing
What was it like at the race shop following your fourth-place finish in the Daytona 500? “Obviously, first of all it was a little bit of disappointment that we didn’t win because we were this close..."
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET met with media and discussed new system of qualifying, anticipated changes to PIR, points, tires, Trevor Bayne, how the weather will affect Sunday’s race, and more.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick will visit with fans in the Martinsville Speedway Fan Zone sponsored by AMP Energy before the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 3.
REGAN SMITH, NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW RACING CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed his finish in the Daytona 500, racing at PIR and his team’s approach to the season.
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 JIMMY JOHN’S CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed the race next week in Vegas, this week’s Truck race, his engine trouble last week and more.
The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 8 continued this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway as Tyler Reddick won in a thrilling final-lap shootout with Ryan Blaney to capture the checkered flag and claim a spot in the Championship 4.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion led a race-high 97 of 267-scheduled laps and executed a final-lap pass on Playoff contender Ryan Blaney to grab his third Cup victory of the 2024 season and race his way into his first Championship 4 appearance.
Tyler Reddick captured victory Sunday afternoon at Homestead-Miami Speedway to secure his spot in the Cup Series Championship 4 for the first time in his career.
The No. 16 came to pit road for four tires and fuel. He restarted in eighth place with seven laps remaining. Allmendinger went on to finish in eighth place.
