Paul Menard, No. 27 ZECOL/Menards Chevrolet, was the fastest of the 16 Team Chevy drivers that qualified for Sunday's GEIOCO 400 at Chicagloand Speedway. Menard will roll of second in the 43-car field.
BRIAN VICKERS, No. 83 Red Bull Toyota Camry, Red Bull Racing Team Starting Position: 8th Are you happy with your qualifying run? "Yeah. The track is really slick right now. It's hard to say where we are going to stack up."
KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified Third HOW WAS YOUR QUALIFYING LAP? “A good qualifying effort with our Shell/Pennzoil Dodge. Maybe I drove it into Turn 1 a little deep."
Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Crown Royal Ford (Qualified 1st) “It is hard to tell because there are a lot of great cars left today. It is kind of interesting because some guys went for the early draw and some went for the late."
Johnny Sauter, driver of the No. 13 Safe Auto/Curb Records/Carrier Chevrolet Silverado, started the Fast Five 225 at Chicagoland Speedway in 13th position after extended practice changes.
Each race weekend, selected Dodge Motorsports engineers, Penske Racing engineers and crew chiefs, drivers or engine specialists give their insight on the 'Keys for Success' for the upcoming race.
Tundra drivers Kyle Busch (fifth) was the highest Toyota finisher in Friday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Chicagoland Speedway.
RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 U.S. ARMY MEDICINE CHEVROLET met with media and discussed last week's racing at Richmond, answered questions about deliberately spinning out to cause a caution, his team's intermediate program and more.
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Chicagoland Speedway and discussed the Chase, racing at Chicagoland and other topics.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 178.241 mph in 30.296 seconds for his 52nd Cup career pole and fourth of 2026 in Joliet, Illinois.
Enzo Fittipaldi completed a dominant Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, leading all 35 laps from the pole to earn his third career INDY NXT by Firestone victory and cap a historic day for HMD Motorsports.
