CHASING NO. 1 ON HOME TURF: For race number 30 of the 2010 season, the NASCAR Nationwide Series will make its way across the country to Auto Club Speedway where Bakersfield, California native Kevin Harvick will pilot the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc.
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.
Amazon’s Prime Video will serve as presenting sponsor of Kyle Larson’s May 25 attempt to complete two of auto racing’s crown jewel events in a single day and will produce a feature-length documentary chronicling his two-year journey to pull off the feat.
TRICON Garage (TRICON) is excited to announce that it is joining forces with longtime partner Black’s Tire Service (BTS) to celebrate NASCAR’s return to the historic Rockingham Speedway.
