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KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 2nd How was your qualifying run? "That was a pretty good lap from where we were earlier in the day with the M&M's Camry. Dave (Rogers, crew chief) and the guys did a really good job -- making some good changes to it to make it pick up speed. I felt like the car had decent balance -- just needed more grip to make speed. They did a good job of that. That's about what our teammates ran in practice and everybody's been kind of picking up a tenth, or a little bit more than that. From where we were -- a good improvement. Happy with that. See where it stacks up."

CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion – “We had a pretty good lap with our Aflac Fusion, which is very good, and now we just go race. We’ll tune in the race car tomorrow in practice, but the track is very fast right now. We’re hoping that holds up for a top-five, but there are some guys that are really, really fast, so the race is gonna be a hard battle.”

Dave Blaney (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 10th “It’s been fun all day, you know, obviously, making runs and learning and gathering information for Brad’s (Keselowski) car and hopefully it’s going well. It’s just been enjoyable to jump in and do. I hope tomorrow goes well and I hope Sam (Hornish Jr.) has a good run in it on Sunday.”

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and discussed the Chase, racing at New Hampshire and other topics.

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series 4-Crown Nationals event at Eldora Speedway on Friday has been cancelled because of impending rain and the potential of severe weather.

Dave Blaney will practice and qualify the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger on Friday and Saturday here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway while Sam Hornish Jr. competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Blaney and Travis Geisler, Director of Competition at Penske Racing, spoke about the situation earlier today at NHMS.

RYAN BLANEY (No. 19 Cooper Standard RAM) TALK ABOUT YOUR WIN IN THE NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES AT IOWA AND HOW YOUR WEEK HAS GONE SINCE THEN? “Our Cooper Standard RAM was really good last Saturday night at Iowa. The crew definitely did a good job preparing for that race. It’s a place I had been to multiple times this year, so it was pretty easy going back there and knowing what to do. I think we have a pretty good race truck here this weekend. We don’t really have initial speed right off the bat, but should be pretty fast on long runs. Looking forward to tonight’s race and tomorrow (Nationwide) also. I was definitely busy this week after the win at Iowa. Hopefully, we can do it again. I wouldn’t mind that.”

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How was practice? "We're pretty pleased with it. Feels very similar to what we had here in July, and it's still early to tell because you've got two more practices left before we actually go racing."

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and discussed the momentum the No. 5 team has after a strong run in Chicago last week, winning at NHMS in the spring, what he has brought to Hendrick Motorsports this season and other topics.

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing What would it mean to win at New Hampshire? "It would be awesome. We've been close before, but it's been a few years. We've been off a little bit here the last four or five trips here. Today was no exception, so far. So, we've got a little bit of work to do, but I always look forward to coming up here. Some of my earliest racing memories were up here watching my dad race."