CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing What can you bring to Michael Waltrip Racing? "Looking at last year, they showed signs of brilliance and then I think where they lacked is being consistent throughout the year."
TONY STEWART NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVORLET, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed winning the Daytona 500, his teammate Danica Patrick and racing over the off season.
DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 DIET MOUNTAIN DEW/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed how Danica has improved his team, how he feels coming into the season and his chances of winning this year’s 500.
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed skill verses luck in winning the Daytona 500, his charitable endeavors with children’s hospitals, pack racing versus the two-car draft and much more.
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed last year’s performance, changes over the off season and his impending role as a new father.
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing What would winning the Daytona 500 mean to you? "I would just want to take the trophy home. I don't care about the rest. "
MATT KENSETH – No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion – WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO GET TO WHERE YOU WERE A YEAR AGO TO GET TO WHERE CARL WAS? “I’m trying to word this the right way, but I think we performed better than Carl down the stretch, we really did."
BOBBY LABONTE, No. 47 Kroger Toyota Camry, JTG-Daugherty Racing How have things been progressing at the race shop? "Those guys have done a lot of work in the off-season. I think September 15 -- there wasn't anything in the race shop."
Food City Race Night, one of NASCAR’s largest and most popular fan events, features a number of racing’s biggest stars in the free event Friday, March 16 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 US ARMY CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed Tony Stewart and the 2011 Championship, new teammate Danica Patrick, his previous Daytona 500 win and other topics.
Top Fuel points leader Shawn Langdon made the quickest run of his career during “JEGS Friday Night Live” at Texas Motorplex, rolling to the provisional No. 1 qualifier to win the “Battle for the Saddle” to kick off this weekend’s NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.
LAYNE RIGGS, No. 34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford F-150 – “I felt like our balance was kind of all over the place today. Obviously, it was a lot different race than it’s been here in the past with the way the sun set for us during the race."
The 23-year-old Honeycutt from Willow Park, Texas, led the final 53 of 150 laps en route to his fourth Truck Series career victory in the desert state and increase his Chase lead from 17 to 39.
The 24-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, notched his ninth Truck Series career pole, second at Phoenix and fifth of 2026 in Avondale, Arizona.