Alex Tagliani earned the pole position Friday for the IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone 550, marking the second consecutive year he was the top qualifier at Texas Motor Speedway.
National Guard Panther Racing driver JR Hildebrand knew he had his hands full on this warm-up lap during qualifications for tomorrow night’s Firestone 550k at Texas Motor Speedway.
KV Racing Technology drivers Tony Kanaan, Rubens Barrichello and E. J. Viso will contest just their second oval race of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season when they compete in the Firestone 550, June 8-9 on the 1.5-mile D-shaped Texas Motor Speedway oval in Ft. Worth, Texas.
RUBENS BARRICHELLO, NO. 8 BMC/EMBRASE KV RACING TECHNOLOGY CHEVROLET AND RYAN BRISCOE, NO. 2 HITACHI TEAM PENSKE CHEVROLET, met with member of the media at Texas Motor Speedway to discuss preparations for Saturday’s running of the Firestone 500 for the IZOD IndyCar Series. Quotes from press conference:
For nearly a decade, the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards qualifying record had stood without a true challenge at Pocono Raceway. New pavement on the 2.5-mile surface, though, ended that run this afternoon.
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1/OFFICE DEPOT CHEVROLET met with media and discussed his assessment of the re-pave at Pocono, the Goodyear tire, speeds, Prelude to the Dream, and more.
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Is it difficult to race without your crew chief? "It's been an interesting few days coming here to Pocono with new pavement and trying to do some testing and get through all that stuff."
Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, continues to lead the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings. Even though he only has a one-point lead over Matt Kenseth, Biffle remains confident his team will be competitive this weekend at Pocono.
DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD/DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET met with media at Pocono Raceway and discussed the new pavement at Pocono, the possibility of drafting, Hendrick Motorsports recent success and other topics.
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed the new pavement at Pocono, the high speeds at Michigan, Kurt Busch’s suspension and other topics.
The NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 26, at 2:00 pm ET on TNT Sports, IMS Radio Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, and HBO Max.
