While no NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver was able to win the Sprint Summer Showdown presented by HTC EVO 3DT at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Tuesday afternoon.
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: ON RACING JIMMIE JOHNSON FOR THE WIN: "Not too many people get to do that these days, and I didn't think I was going to be able to do it either."
STEVE ADDINGTON (crew chief, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING THE CHASE? "It feels great. Our first year with Shell/Pennzoil and get in the Chase."
Denny Hamlin (eighth) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Tuesday's rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Carl Edwards on racing at Richmond International Raceway: "We are coming off a big Fastenal win in Atlanta . I am excited for the race on Friday night."
Richmond International Raceway (RIR), by the numbers...Leffler has 17 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) starts at RIR with two top-five and four top-10 finishes as well as one pole to his credit (spring, 2006).
Roush Fenway Racing and Fastenal have announced that Carl Edwards, Trevor Bayne and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. will all race special Fastenal “Honoring Our Heroes” Ford Mustangs at Richmond International Raceway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Sept. 9.
The 19-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, was awarded the pole position for Saturday's Fourth of July event at Chicagoland due to inclement weather forcing NASCAR to replace qualifying with practice.
Will Power and Kyle Kirkwood were 1-2 on the speed chart as the Fourth of July holiday weekend began with a 95-degree afternoon at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Enzo Fittipaldi waited until the closing minutes of INDY NXT by Firestone practice Friday to top the speed chart, turning the fastest lap to kick off this weekend’s doubleheader at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
