KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway and discussed racing at Sonoma, his Chase chances and other topics.
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway and discussed blocking on road courses, the first practice session and other topics.
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How was your Camry in practice? "It was okay. We weren't the fastest, but I felt in the long run we were as good as anyone."
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Sonoma and discussed racing at Sonoma, the moral of his team and much more.
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET, AND JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway and discussed their plans to compete in the Grand AM race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, met with media at Sonoma after the first practice session Friday afternoon where he was the 13th fastest.
ERIC MCCLURE, No. 14 Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota Camry, TriStar Motorsports What is it like to be back in the car? "It's good. I wasn't sure how to approach the weekend. It's different for me -- it's different than an off-season type of thing."
DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 DIET MOUNTAIN DEW/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway and discussed the happenings of this week following his victory last weekend in Michigan, his feelings on the No. 88 team as championship contenders and other topics.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veterans Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Marcos Ambrose and television personality Rutledge Wood will all make visits to Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Club One, the speedway’s luxury fan suite, during the AdvoCare 500 weekend, Aug. 31-Sept. 2.
Dean Thompson delivered an incredible save mid-race and recovered to finish eighth to lead Toyota in the NASCAR O’Reilly Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday afternoon.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe was made available to the media on Saturday after willing the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
The two-time Southern 500 champion from Mitchell, Indiana, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 186.065 mph in 51.466 seconds for his first Cup pole of the 2026 season and the 10th of his career at Talladega.
CHRIS BUESCHER, No. 17 Kroger Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “That’s solid. We had a lot of speed here today. I know it’s single car, but it translated really well at Daytona..."
Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in a panel with fellow Chase contenders, Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney, in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway.
Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway.
