SM Archive

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the off-season, racing at Daytona, what the Budweiser sponsorship means to him, some of his favorite trophies, high school wrestling, and more.

CARL EDWARDS, No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion – WILL GUYS TRY TO DRAFT IN PRACTICE OR WAIT TIL THE RACE SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE TWINS THURSDAY? “That is a good question. I haven’t talked to Jimmy (Fennig) about our drafting plan yet. The way drafting practice went in testing it might not be good for your car or your health to practice too much.”

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How long do you think about a race weekend after it's over? "Some of them never get away from you -- you can second guess yourself all the way into next year. It's just the things that you try to learn from those events to do better the next time. On an average there's probably a couple days -- Tuesday or Wednesday that you try to start forgetting about the previous week unless it was a good week. Then moving on and concentrating on what you need to do for the upcoming week."

BOBBY LABONTE, No. 47 Kroger Toyota Camry, JTG-Daugherty Racing - What areas would you like to see your race team improve this year? "Last year was a building year, for our race team to start off virtually brand new again. We just think we can improve in all areas. We looked at the end of the year, the amount of top-20s, top-15s -- you just want to bump them up five spots."

CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing - Do you feel pressure to repeat your success from 2012? "We had a great year last year. Right now in 2013, the year doesn't mean anything. We've got to prove ourselves all over again and it's even harder this time."

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 QUICKEN LOANS CHEVROLET SS, met with media and discussed the 2013 season, having three cars at SHR and other topics.

JAMIE MCMURRAY, #1 MCDONALD’S/CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO./TEXTRON CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed the birth of his second child, the new car, what it feels like to win the Daytona 500 and much more.

DAVE BLANEY, NO. 7 FLORIDA LOTTERY CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his racer son, Ryan Blaney, the status of Tommy Baldwin Racing, the new race cars, social media, and more.

Six additional properties have joined the Bristol Motor Speedway’s Fan-Friendly Lodging Program, giving BMS guests more options when choosing where to stay for the Food City 500 weekend next month.

REGAN SMITH, NO. 51 GUY ROOFING CHEVROLET SS, met with media and discussed what goes through his mind during a crash, winning the Southern 500 and other topics.