A.J. Allmendinger (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 11th “We’ve just got to keep working on it. The car is not bad. It’s got a lot of speed in it, obviously. You kind of get spoiled last week with our Dodge being so good so we’ve got to keep working on it."
As usual, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has numerous cars decked out with special red, white and blue colored paint schemes for the Memorial Day weekend Coca-Cola 600.
Officials from LiftMaster, sponsor of Thursday’s LiftMaster Pole Day, honored the Albemarle (NC) Fire Department as winner of the inaugural LiftMaster Skills Competition held two weeks ago at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing How was your practice session? "So far it's been a pretty eventful day for us here at Charlotte. This place has always been pretty difficult for me and it seems like every time we come here we fight something different."
DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD ~ AN AMERICAN SALUTE/DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET met with media and discussed running out of gas and missing the win here last year, Memorial Day weekend, Danica Patrick, and more.
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed making the transition from IndyCar to NASCAR, qualifying for the Coca-Cola 600 and other topics.
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET met with media and discussed what it takes to prepare for the long Coca-Cola 600, how he stays cool and hydrated in the car, military involvement in the sport, his Charlotte 1 Million: A Drive to End Hunger Meal Packaging event, and more.
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PATRIOTIC CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed his recent success, the excitement at Hendrick Motorsports following last week’s win and other topics.
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) YOU HAD PRETTY GOOD WEEK LAST WEEKEND, WINNING A SEGMENT IN THE ALL-STAR RACE AND FINISHED IN THE TOP THREE. “It’s great to be back. It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago that I was just sitting here. Hopefully we’ll be sitting here a few more times this weekend. We had two really good runs in the All-Star race and the Truck race, finishing second in both of ‘em. "
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.
