SM Archive

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET SS, met with media at Richmond to discuss last week’s win in Atlanta, being part of the Chase, qualifying efforts and more.

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the Chase and the scenarios within that, his expectations of how the racing will be on Saturday night at Richmond, and more.

Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, has his season on the line this weekend at Richmond International Speedway. Firmly on the bubble to make the Chase, Biffle spoke about the weekend ahead and the implications of a successful or unsuccessful night with media members Friday afternoon.

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes Ford Fusion, was the fastest car in final practice at Richmond International Raceway Friday afternoon after being in the top-five of the morning session. Edwards met with media members Friday to discuss his start to the weekend and more.

CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing - Do you feel pressure for the race tomorrow night to get into the Chase? "The pressure is on the line, but we've been here before a few years back. It's been several years back that we had to race our way in here. You can't take back what happened last week -- it's been a season full of ups and downs for us. "

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the teams he thinks are strong contenders to win at Richmond, the challenges of the track for him personally, his view of vying for another championship, the importance of having all four Hendrick teams in the Chase, and more.

Nationwide has expanded its three-year relationship with Hendrick Motorsports to become the majority sponsor of driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 Chevrolet SS team beginning with the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

Fans will have the opportunity to display their skills in a casino night at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, October 11. The Champions Club presented by CP Federal Credit Union will be transformed for Wheelin & Dealin for MIS Cares for one night.

Tracy Hines was in a great position to claim his first Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series win of the season in the Tony Bettenhausen 100 on August 16 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. The veteran driver had earned the pole position for the 100-lap race and was about to bring the field to the green flag when the skies opened and rain forced the postponement of the event to this week. Hines will return to the one-mile oval in search of a win as he continues his quest for a second Silver Crown title.

""Not really. For the last 25 races we've known that if you win you're almost for sure into the Chase. It doesn't really change it, but I'm glad we're in because now we don't have to stress about it Saturday night. Like I said, we've known that for 25 weeks and we've been doing the best we can to try to get a win and finish as high as we can. I feel like we're gaining on our performance a little bit and we've been putting together some good races when we don't get caught up in wrecks or have problems we've been finishing pretty good. "