KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET, POLE WINNER: ON HIS QUALIFYING LAP: "Our Farmers Insurance Chevrolet was awesome right there. It was great. I tried to get a little...I went into (turn) three, and felt like I could go wide open. So I went back to wide open, and then I started just chattering a little bit. So, I eased off the throttle and back down. I definitely gave up a little time doing that. So far so good though."
MARCOS AMBROSE, No. 9 Black & Decker Ford Fusion (Qualified 18th) – “I’ve got a brand new race suit on with Black and Decker and the first time they have been in the sport with their new tool called the Gyro. It is a nifty screwdriver. I am pretty excited about that plus it is orange and black which is good for Halloween with pumpkins and all. That was a good lap but not good enough. It was better than it was in practice which is a good step for us. We have been through a tough month and we are looking forward to putting it behind us and getting some good results.”
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET, met with media and discussed his time at Kansas, what he expects to see during Sunday’s race, his qualifying effort, and going to Martinsville next weekend.
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed the first practice session, a potential second groove coming in on the newly repaved surface and other topics.
With an eye on 2013, Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) is restructuring its team lineup beginning with the Oct. 26-28 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekend at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
Ten days of racing excitement at Martinsville Speedway began Friday when more than 80 cars rolled into the historic track for the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 NASCAR Late Model Stock race.
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How has your start to the weekend been? "It's been eventful, but the track is starting to come around. The groove is starting to widen just a little bit and so we're excited to think that hopefully it's not going to be one groove. Hopefully, there will be some moving around and with that you'll see a more competitive race hopefully."
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET and RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 CODE 3 ASSOCIATES CHEVROLET met with media following the press conference to announce Code 3 Associates’ role with Stewart-Haas Racing, The non-profit organization specializes in animal rescue and recovery in disaster areas and has partnered with the Ryan Newman Foundation and the Tony Stewart Foundation, both of which specialize in animal welfare.
The partnership Code 3 Associates has with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) culminates with the Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Kansas Speedway. But well before the No. 39 Code 3 Associates Chevrolet was unloaded for Ryan Newman to wheel around the newly-paved 1.5-mile oval, Code 3 Associates had already made an impact with Newman and his SHR teammate Tony Stewart.
DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDY RACING CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed how her season has gone and what she has learned, working with several crew chiefs, her expectations for next year and what she needs to do before the season starts and much more
Zilisch was originally scheduled to race at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race last year, but sat out due to the late-race Talladega crash, which resulted in a back injury.
One day after veterans dominated the speed chart, rookie Caio Collet rode the aerodynamic wave to the fastest overall speed of the Indianapolis 500 Open Test on Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
