TONY STEWART, NO. 14 CODE 3 ASSOCIATES/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET SS - WINNER - IT’S DOVER YOU ARE IN VICTORY LANE CONGRATULATIONS: “If somebody would have told me it was going to be that way yesterday I would have told them they were crazy. This thing was not a car that could win the race. Just great pit strategy at the end. We had a car that was solid we just never got track position to get in clean air."
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion (Finished 5th) – “We drove hard all day, we just didn’t have the speed needed to go win the race but we had the speed we needed to have a solid day. The guys did a great job executing today."
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Mustang – TALK ABOUT YOUR RUN OUT THERE TODAY. “Starting from practice really this is one of those race tracks that I feel like I really know what it takes to win and what I need in a race car and I was able to give Jeremy the feedback he needs to really give it to me. Last night I felt like we still weren’t there. We had decent speed in our car."
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight/Autism Speaks Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 1st - Are you pleased with your qualifying run? "We've been qualifying pretty good, which has really helped out our cause with our race finishes. Overall, I've been happy with everything. I feel like I've gained a lot of knowledge in how to qualify better. It's all helping out our cause for the moment."
Despite an early draw in the qualifying order for the FedEx 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway, Ryan Newman posted a strong speed of 157.604 mph in 22.826 seconds behind the wheel of his No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS to earn a fifth place starting position for Sunday’s race.
CASEY MEARS, No. 13 GEICO Ford Fusion – “I don’t feel very good about that. I was hoping to run a 70 or 80 but it was really slick out there and we slid around a lot more. We lost a tenth from where we were in practice and we were hoping to pick up a tenth from practice so it just depends on how everybody else falls now.”
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AARP CREDIT CARDS FROM CHASE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed his season thus far, the challenges of racing at Pocono and other topics.
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing - How does it feel to be back at Dover? "I'm looking forward to it. It's always nice to come home. Everybody knows I consider this kind of my home track. It's always fun to come back here. Had a good day yesterday, went up to New Jersey and did some go karting at the New Jersey Motorsports Park with some NAPA guys. "
The 23-year-old Smith from Talking Rock, Georgia, led eight of 102 over-scheduled laps and went from third to sixth and first on the final lap to win the first Truck event of 2026 at the World Center of Racing.
The 2023 Craftsman Truck Series champion from Seymour, Wisconsin, posted a pole-winning lap at 176.883 mph in 50.881 seconds to claim the first Truck pole position of 2026 at the World Center of Racing.
Gus Dean (No. 25 CAB Installers / IMPACT Toyota) earned the pole for Saturday’s ARCA Menards Series General Tire 200 at Daytona International Speedway.
NHRA officials and FOX Sports released the television schedule for the upcoming 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, a year that also celebrates NHRA’s 75th anniversary.
Ellis will pilot the No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro across the full 33-race schedule, culminating with the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship Race at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway in November.
