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Although it’s not exactly one giant “tweet” for mankind, it is one small step for Dennis Bickmeier to become the fan-friendliest track president in all of motorsports. This week, Richmond International Raceway’s president joined the Twitterverse, where he is known as @RIRprez.

JIMMIE JOHNSON NO. 48 LOWES CHEVROLET, met with members of the media today at Daytona International Speedway and discussed crew changes, losing the 2011 championship, the off season and Danica Patrick’s entry into the Cup series.

TREVOR BAYNE – No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion – CAN YOU REPEAT? “That’s the plan. We wouldn’t have come if we didn’t think we could win. There’s a little bit more pressure this year. We’re not exactly flying under the radar, but I think we can go for it, that’s for sure.”

JOEY LOGANO, No. 20 Home Depot Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Do you think you started competing in the Sprint Cup Series too early? "Looking at it now -- probably yeah. There's a lot more to it than I thought."

JUAN MONTOYA, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed last year’s performance, changes during the off season, Danica Patrick and other topics.

JOHNNY SAUTER, No. 13 Peanut.com/Curb Records Toyota Camry, ThorSport Racing What can you take from 2011 to be successful in 2012? "The biggest thing we can do is look back at last season and see where did we lose points and what could we have done to prevent that."

TRAVIS PASTRANA How does the ankle injury you suffered last year compare to other injuries you've experienced? "This is the longest injury I've ever had. I know it's just an ankle so it didn't seem like it was going to be that big of a deal, but they couldn't hook any of the small bones in the foot to anything else. Just had 40 fractures in there. It's taken a while. It's kind of fusing together nicely, though."

PARKER KLIGERMAN (No. 29 Cooper Standard RAM) COMMENT ON THE EXCITEMENT OF BEING HERE FOR SPEEDWEEKS AND YOUR THOUGHTS ENTERING A FULL SEASON IN THE TRUCK SERIES. “This is my first year where I actually can say I’m doing a full season in something, I have sponsorship. I have two rides in a time when a lot of guys don’t have one."

The Dale Earnhardt Foundation is proud to announce that the “Intimidator Camaro” will be appearing at Daytona International Speedway during this year’s Speedweeks Celebrations.