NASCAR Cup Series

PAUL MENARD, NO. 27 RCR PEAK/MENARDS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Media Day at Daytona International Speedway. Full Transcript:

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS met with media during Media Day at Daytona International Speedway. Full transcript:

ARIC ALMIROLA – No. 43 Smithfield Ford Fusion – “Winning at Daytona is special for anybody, but winning at Daytona, for me, is really special because I grew up here. I grew up sitting in those grandstands and dreaming about what it would be like to have a chance to race here, so to actually get a chance to race a Cup car here and win is unbelievable and very special. We come to Daytona this year with a lot of excitement. We’re the last ones to win here in the Cup Series, so we’re excited about the Daytona 500 and it would be really awesome to get a Daytona 500 win to add to that Coke Zero 400 win.”

GREG BIFFLE, No. 16 Ortho Ford Fusion – WHAT IS A FEATURE ON YOUR RACE CAR THAT YOU WOULD LOVE TO SEE ON YOUR PRODUCTION CAR? “800 horsepower. I will start with that one.”

JUSTIN ALLGAIER, NO. 51 BRANDT PROFESSIONAL AGRICULTURE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Media Day at Daytona International Speedway. Partial transcript:

DAVID RAGAN, No. 34 CSX Ford Fusion – HOW MANY GUYS CAN WIN THIS RACE? “I think all 43 have an opportunity to win but teams and equipment might take a few of them out. 500 miles is a test on your engine, your pit crews have to be flawless so realistically probably about 30 guys."

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 SCOTTS/KINGSFORD/BUSH’S BAKED BEANS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Media Day at Daytona International Speedway and discussed his win at Watkins Glen, starting the season and other topics. Full transcript:

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.