TALK ABOUT YOUR RUN OUT THERE TODAY. GREG BIFFLE: “It was a great run. The car started off really good. It just got a little bit too loose. I couldn't keep up with the 14."
With a runner-up finish at Kansas Speedway, four-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup (NSCS) champion Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s/Johns Manville Chevrolet, took the lead in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings.
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/JOHNS MANVILLE CHEVROLET, FINISHED 2ND: 21st STARTING POSITION TO RUNNER-UP FINISH, HOW EVENTFUL WAS YOUR DAY? “That was a lot of work. It is just tough to pass here and to pass as many cars as we had to, I’m just really relieved that it is over and it is behind us.”
KURT BUSCH (No. 2 Operation Home Front/Miller Lite Dodge Charger) Finished 13th “It was a solid top-15 finish for our Operation Home Front/Miller Lite Dodge Charger at a track that has been tough for me."
Kasey Kahne, driver of the No. 9 Budweiser Ford Fusion, started the Price Chopper 400 on the pole and led the first 26 laps of the race but was ultimately forced to the garage early after ripping up the right side of his car after hitting the wall on lap 164. Kahne talked about the incident in the garage.
BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Charger) Qualified 8th "We were just OK in qualifying with our Discount Tire Dodge. We need a little bit more speed to run with the 18 and the 20. Those guys look really strong this weekend."
Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet) will start third in Sunday’s Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway, the third race in the 2010 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
KASEY KAHNE – No. 9 Budweiser Ford Fusion (Qualified 1st) TALK ABOUT YOUR RUN OUT THERE “We weren’t great in practice so we knew we needed to make adjustments to the car."
JOEY LOGANO Starting Position: 4th Are you happy with the race car? “I will definitely take it, for sure. We picked up a little bit from practice, which a lot of guys haven’t."
Briscoe’s victory in Cook Out Southern 500 marked the 104th overall win for SHR. It was the organization’s milestone 70th points-paying NASCAR Cup Series victory, its first of the season and its fourth at Darlington.
In a three-way battle for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Championship, Chevrolet’s Kyle Larson put on a commanding performance in much of the 500-mile event.
If controlling his own destiny were the bottom line Sunday night at Darlington, Chris Buescher would’ve been in the right position as the 2024 NASCAR Playoffs picture was decided.
