NASCAR Cup Series

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Media Day at Daytona International Speedway. Full Transcript:

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Media Day at Daytona International Speedway. Full Transcript:

NASCAR held its annual Daytona Media Day Thursday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway. With over 300 media in attendance, the event annual kicks off the start of speedweeks, leading up to the Daytona 500 February 22. Ford Performance drivers participated in the event. Below are transcripts from their print media question and answer sessions.

Greg Biffle has a new defense strategy for the 2015 NASCAR season and it comes in the form of his paint schemes developed by Ortho, a market leader in pest control since 1907. Ortho, the anchor vehicle sponsor for Greg Biffle of Roush Fenway Racing, today released the three paint schemes that will run in 16 races for Biffle throughout 2015.

CASEY MEARS, NO. 13 GEICO CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Media Day at Daytona International Speedway. Full Transcript: HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GOOD PEOPLE? “I think that really people are everything in our sport. I mean obviously budge and having a strong organization that puts a good group of people together is very important, but at the same time as a small group we have kind of had the same group of guys for quite a while."

What is this race week like for you? "The Daytona 500 for me is so challenging – it's frustrating, it's exciting. It's just a weird weekend because it's our kick off to the season so everybody is excited and it's the first day of school, but oh by the way it's the biggest day of school. The most prestige is on the line with the very first crack at racing for the year. It is very, very hard to balance all that. You want to get the year started off on the right foot. You want to get the year started off with a Daytona 500 win. It's very hard to balance all that, but at the end of the day it's all about the Daytona 500 and winning the Daytona 500 when you get here for this week."

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CHEVROLET met with media at DIS. Full Transcript: CAN TESTING TURN A TEAM’S PERFORMANCE AROUND, OR IS IT OVERRATED? “I think there is something to learn at all tests. You can definitely make gains. But it’s one of those things where trial and error and finding something that works during a race probably means a little bit more.”

DANICA PATRICK: Not necessarily, but, you know, I trust the team that they'll make good decisions for me and do the best thing for me and for the team overall. They know that I worked with Daniel back in 2012 when I did 10 races with Zipadelli. He was the engineer, and they knew that I got along with him and liked him. It's all a big balancing act in the team, especially a big team.

When Jeff Gordon retires from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series after more than two decades, one of his many legacies will be his ability to deliver marketing results through mainstream media.

Front Row Motorsports and CSX will partner for a third straight season in 2015, returning the railroad's "Play It Safe" public service message to David Ragan's No. 34 Ford. The partnership will put the CSX Ford on track for eight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, which will include the short-track excitement of Bristol Motor Speedway in April, the Fourth of July holiday weekend at Daytona International Speedway, and the historic Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.