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KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Snickers Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 3rd Where did you make the biggest improvements in qualifying? "About everywhere. We were fighting with the car just handling all the way through the turn -- whether it was entry center or exit."

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified Eighth STARTING EIGHTH IS EXACTLY WHERE YOU STARTED AT THE SPRING RACE HERE. YOUR CREW CHIEF SAID HE DIDN’T EXPECT YOU TO RUN THAT LAP. “It feels like the pole. It may not be the pole, but it feels like the pole for us. Our car has had a ton of speed since we’ve been here in race trim. Qualifying trim has been our weakness all year. I think that bodes very well for us on Sunday.”

GREG BIFFLE, No. 16 3M Ford Fusion (Qualified 2nd) – “What had an effect was the ability to keep the gas down in one and two. I drove it down in there and committed but couldn’t hold it down from the center out."

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET met with media and discussed the current point battle between Johnson and Keselowski, head games, the upcoming Phoenix race, and more.

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed morning practice, Donny Schatz World of Outlaws championship and other topics.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET met with media and discussed participation in the Disaster Relief Fund, his focus on the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the pressure, the competition, and more.

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD/DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET, met with members of the media today at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed how he is feeling going into this weekend’s race at Texas, his frustrations with the ending of last weekend’s race in Martinsville and other topics.

DANICA PATRICK AND CREW CHIEF TONY GIBSON, NO. 10 GODADDY RACING CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed racing at Texas Motor Speedway, working with each other this weekend and beyond, the importance of getting a head start for next season now and other topics.

CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing How do you feel entering the Texas race? "Another weekend. We just have to keep digging. We came up a little bit short in Martinsville.

AdvoCare International, LP (AdvoCare), a leading health and wellness company, and Richard Childress Racing (RCR) today announced AdvoCare's continued partnership and primary sponsorship of Austin Dillon's No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet for the entire 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. This follows AdvoCare's sponsorship of Dillon and the No. 3 car for 20 races in the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.