JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 CESSNA CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed racing at Kansas, recent success and other topics.
MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How was the track today? "I think the track was fine. We were just kind of off most of the day, so I thought it was in good shape. It seemed like they tried to put rubber down on the corners or did something -- it looked kind of different -- but I thought everything with the track was fine. It was in good shape."
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway after the open test day on Thursday where competitors tested a new tire. He discussed his opinion of the new tire, the status of his team in the Chase and other topics.
Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion, is looking to bounce back from last weekend’s 35th-place finish at Dover with his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at his home track – Kansas Speedway. Edwards participated in a Q&A session this afternoon following a test session and discussed a variety of topics.
Following mechanical troubles in qualifying and an early race spin, Bobby Tolton would battle back to a 10th place finish in the Rick Woolner Memorial at Sunset Speedway.
INDYCAR Conference Call with Simon Pagenaud: Earlier today, racing legend and IZOD IndyCar Series team owner A.J. Foyt participated in an INDYCAR Conference Call to discuss the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston. Selected quotes from the call are below.
After competing in three races on the same day on Sept. 21, Taylor Ferns is anxious to get back to the track. She has another three-race stretch lined up this week, but this set of races will be spread over three nights, as she heads to Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., for the running of the fifth edition of the DuPont Gold Crown Midget Nationals.
It takes some events years and even decades to be tabbed as a “Must See” event. The Gold Crown Midget Nationals at Tri-City Speedway have acquired this moniker in just its first few years of existence. With midget drivers from across the country gathering at the three-eighths-mile, the competition is some of the toughest all year and that’s exactly what Tracy Hines likes, to race against the best night in and night out.
The 2026 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Monterrey, Mexico, will continue to pilot the No. 7 Chevrolet entry as part of a contract extension with Spire Motorsports for the 2027 Cup Series season.
The NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) heads to Phoenix Raceway this weekend for the Freeway Insurance 500 on October 18 at 3 p.m. ET on USA, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
The development of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES’ next-generation IR-28 car moved this week to the bumps and bruises of Sebring International Raceway from earlier testing on the silky-smooth surface of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
