KURT BUSCH, NO. 51 HENDRICKCARS.COM CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed his new team Phoenix Racing, having fun and working for his brother Kyle in 2012.
JEFF BURTON, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed last year’s performance, social media, the history of Martinsville Speedway, Kevin Harvick and other topics.
DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDY.COM CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed the pressures of NASCAR racing, pack-racing verses tandem racing, not running the Indy 500 and much more.
JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 BASS PRO SHOPS/TRACKER BOATS CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed race day routines, EFI, pack drafting, and other topics.
REGAN SMITH, NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed the confidence a Cup win gives a driver, attending Daytona 500 races as a kid, not racing in the Budweiser Shootout and much more.
ROBBY GORDON (No. 7 MAPEI/Menards/SPEED Energy Dodge) SINCE WE LEFT HOMESTEAD, HOW MUCH RACING HAVE YOU DONE? “The 150 (qualifying race on Thursday) next week will be my 17th race of 2012. That’s counting Dakar – every day being in the race, about 500 miles every day. We had a lot of fun with Dakar. Our cars were very fast.”
PAUL MENARD, NO. 27 PEAK/MENARDS CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed winning the Brickyard 400, his chances of winning the 2012 Daytona 500 and his high school classmate Bon Iver front man Justin Vernon
A.J. Allmendinger (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) HOW HAS TESTING GONE SO FAR THIS YEAR? “We tested in Nashville for two day and tested at Disney World. I feel like the team is gelling really well with Todd Gordon (crew chief) and the guys."
SAM HORNISH JR. (No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts/WURTH Dodge Challenger R/T) WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ENTERING THIS SEASON? “I’m really excited about it. I feel like we’ve got a great opportunity with our Alliance Truck Parts and WURTH Group Dodge Challenger."
GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 3M Ford Fusion – “I certainly think the Bud Shootout is gonna set the tone for this weekend here, but I’m really looking forward to going to Phoenix and Vegas.
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