Persistent rain showers forced NHRA officials to cancel Friday’s racing at the Kragen O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, won the last two races of 2010, including the event here at Phoenix International Raceway. Edwards, who leads the point standings going into Sunday's race, held a press conference Friday between practice sessions at PIR.
KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) WHY WERE YOU ALMOST A HALF-SECOND FASTER THAN EVERYONE IN THE FIRST PRACTICE? “What’s interesting right now is that we have the ability to do what we want in qualifying practice."
PAUL MENARD, NO. 27 MENARDS CHEVROLET met with media and discussed using multiple radio channels during the Daytona 500, concentrating full time on Cup this season, and more.
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed the end of the Daytona 500, repaving at Phoenix and other topics.
BOBBY LABONTE, No. 47 Clorox Toyota Camry, JTG-Daugherty Racing
What was it like at the race shop following your fourth-place finish in the Daytona 500? “Obviously, first of all it was a little bit of disappointment that we didn’t win because we were this close..."
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET met with media and discussed new system of qualifying, anticipated changes to PIR, points, tires, Trevor Bayne, how the weather will affect Sunday’s race, and more.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick will visit with fans in the Martinsville Speedway Fan Zone sponsored by AMP Energy before the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 3.
REGAN SMITH, NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW RACING CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed his finish in the Daytona 500, racing at PIR and his team’s approach to the season.
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 JIMMY JOHN’S CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed the race next week in Vegas, this week’s Truck race, his engine trouble last week and more.
The NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series are at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend while the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series is at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Hendrick Motorsports has piled up more than twice as many wins as any other organization (11) in the crown jewel event and also leads in top fives (29), top 10s (46) and laps led (1,101).
Funny Car driver Daniel Wilkerson was .042 of a second away from securing his first NHRA win on Sunday in Sonoma and he will have another opportunity for redemption at this weekend’s 37th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways.
