Carl Edwards won his sixth NASCAR Nationwide Series race of the season. . The win was Mustang's 10th of the season, more than any other car make in 2011.
Camry driver Kyle Busch (second) was the top finishing Toyota driver in Saturday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/T): YOU WERE RACING JASON LEFFLER HARD FOR POSITION AT THE END OF THE RACE AND HE SPUN. DID YOU MAKE CONTACT WITH HIM? “No. It looked like he just lost it, I’m not sure. I know I wasn’t anywhere near him."
ROBBY GORDON (No. 7 SPEED Energy Dodge Charger R/T): HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TRYING TO QUALIFY EACH WEEK? “The reality is today I can’t find enough sponsors to run the whole race.
Clint Bowyer put his No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet, on the outside of the front row for tomorrow night's AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 29.819 seconds, 185.922 m.p.h. It is the best qualifying effort for Bowyer in 10 previous starts at the 1.5-mile speedway.
KASEY KAHNE, No. 4 Red Bull Toyota Camry, Red Bull Racing Team Starting Position: 1st How was your qualifying lap? "It was a good lap. Coming to the green I felt like I had a good car."
MARCOS AMBROSE – No. 9 Kwikset Ford Fusion – “We don’t want it to get too cool here because this track is so temperature sensitive. We’re really looking to start decent on Sunday night and give ourselves for that $3 million bucks."
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE'S CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Atlanta Motor Speedway and discussed racing at Atlanta, the Chase, social media and other topics.
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Atlanta Motor Speedway and discussed his season to-date, the Chase, cycles of teams and drivers and other topics.
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 Charter Communications Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing What do you think about this weekend's race at Atlanta? "Atlanta has been a good track for me over these last few years and we've always had a car that can contend for a win.
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.
