NASCAR Cup Series

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media today at Talladega Superspeedway. He discussed his standing in the Chase, needing a win Sunday to advance, how to control the race, Talladega preparation and other topics.

JUSTIN ALEXANDER, CREW CHIEF, NO. 27 MOEN/MENARDS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed moving from his current race engineering role to the crew chief position for Paul Menard and the No. 27 Chevrolet SS team.

Terry Labonte, driver of the No. 32 C&J Energy Services Ford Fusion, will be making his 890th and final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start this weekend in the Geico 500. The two-time series champion has 22 career victories, including two with Ford Racing in 1989 (Pocono and Talladega) while driving for Junior Johnson. He spoke to the media earlier today about his career and hopes for his final start.

Last weekend among the craziness that occurred, Kevin Harvick was able to pick up the victory, therefore clinching a spot for himself into the next round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Now heading into this weekend at Talladega, Harvick is kicking back and relaxing as he doesn't have to worry about it and can "just go race."

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx One Rate Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How will you approach Sunday's race? "I think we'll have to kind of play it by ear and really kind of look and see what the guys around us in points are planning on doing. We need to get a good, solid finish out of this to move on."

On Sept. 27, 1964 Fred Lorenzen won at Martinsville Speedway. His prize for crossing the finish line first – a grandfather clock. It was then NASCAR’s most iconic trophy was born.

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway to discuss advancing to the next round of the Chase, the challenge of Talladega and the fallout from the Charlotte weekend, among other topics.

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Home Depot Husky Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How do you approach Talladega knowing how critical it is to transfer in the Chase?"Obviously this is one that everybody has been worried about. In this round, we have not performed well in the first two rounds, even besides our problems last week, we probably..."

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed post-race activities at Charlotte last week, his opinion of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format at this point, the upcoming Martinsville race, qualifying at Talladega, and more.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media today at Talladega Superspeedway. He discussed the pressures of advancing in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship and racing at Talladega, his relationship with crew chief Chad Knaus, drafting at Talladega and other topics.