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Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Ford EcoBoost Ford Fusion, is still looking for his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at Darlington Raceway. He came into the infield media center between Friday’s two practice sessions to chat with reporters.

TRAVIS PASTRANA, No. 99 Boost Mobile Toyota Camry, RAB Racing How is your first day at Darlington? "Never really been scared in NASCAR until today, for sure. Everyone says every track you go to, 'Oh, this is the hardest track or this is this or this is different or challenging,' but never before have I been that scared that far along."

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET met with media and discussed the challenges of racing at Darlington, his Hendrick Motorsports teammates, his season to date, his pit crew, and more.

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD/DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and discussed Hendrick Motorsports, racing at Darlington and other topics.

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and discussed last year’s on-track incident with Kyle Busch, the Sprint All-Star race, Mother’s Day and other topics.

Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Zest Ford Fusion, currently holds down second place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings behind Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle. Kenseth, a two-time winner in 2012, held a Q&A session Friday morning at Darlington Raceway with reporters.

REGAN SMITH, NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW RACING/CSX PLAY IT SAFE CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and discussed his outlook for this weekend’s race, his 2012 season to date, last year’s victory at Darlington and more.

ERIC MCCLURE, No. 14 Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota Camry, TriStar Motorsports How are things going after the accident? "The first thing I need to say is that when I started racing, I always dreamed about having this opportunity to be in here (media center) under different circumstances."

Tradebank International Inc. (Tradebank) and JD Motorsports announced today that they have entered into a comprehensive partnership whereby Tradebank will be the exclusive barter sponsor of JD Motorsports in NASCAR’s Nationwide series.

Iowa Speedway officials announced recently that for the seventh consecutive year, Prairie Meadows will continue as entitlement sponsor for the track's annual ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards event.