NASCAR Cup Series

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 QUICKEN LOANS CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 2ND - RIGHT NOW, THIS TEAM IS JUST KNOCKING DOWN TOP FIVE FINISHES “Yeah, it was a good run for our Quicken Loans Chevrolet today. I wish we could have been just a tick quicker and gotten that pole, but nevertheless it this is the best starting spot we’ve had and it’s obviously a great place to have a good starting spot."

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 8th - How was the car in qualifying? "We were okay the first run – the balance was pretty good and we were a little loose."

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How does your car stack up based on practice speeds? "It's a little early to tell. Nobody was really in race trim much that first practice so you really aren't going to know until tomorrow where you stand as far as that's concerned."

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media and discussed what Martinsville Speedway means to him, his plans for the off week next week and many other topics.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed what he’s learned about Martinsville over the years, safety barriers, the West Coast Swing, Kevin Harvick’s success, and more.

I don’t doubt for a second that some of the debris calls are a little exaggerated. The caution that made me angry was the caution that set up the initial green-white-checkered, where apparently 43 of the world’s greatest drivers couldn’t avoid something that looked to be a soda can or something similar to it for two laps.

ALAN GUSTAFSON, CREW CHIEF FOR THE NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS AND CHAD KNAUS, CREW CHIEF FOR THE NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed Hendrick Motorsports success at Martinsville Speedway, what is happening with the tires in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the importance of their drivers having high success rates at Martinsville Speedway and many other topics.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the Camping World Truck Series head to Martinsville Speedway this weekend. The XFINITY Series is off and will return April 10 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Despite three weeks off for the Camping World Truck Series, Tyler Reddick drives his No. 19 truck into the Kroger 250 race at Martinsville Speedway carrying as much momentum as one can.

Back On Track...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) returns to the track this weekend in Martinsville, Virginia for the Kroger 250. Travis Kvapil will make his 12th NCWTS start at the Martinsville Speedway.