NASCAR Cup Series

At a press conference today at the Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) for the start of National Adoption Month, it was announced that NASCAR Driver and Champion, James Buescher and his wife Krishtian Buescher have launched the Buescher Foundation. The Buescher Foundation is committed to providing financial support to families who have been called to adopt. Their personal experience has taught them that all children deserve a family who can help them grow into loving and caring individuals. The Buescher Foundation's mission is to provide support and resources to families going through the adoption process domestically.

Matt Kenseth won the pole for the AAA Texas 500 with a lap of 199.299 mph. It's his second pole of the season, 13th of his Sprint Cup career and the first on the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway.

"I'm proud of this whole Dollar General crew. We've been getting a hard time for not winning anything this year -- so small victories I guess. It's pole night and that's the best driving car I've had at an intermediate (track) all year by far, hands down. These guys did a great job, good adjustments throughout this qualifying -- we got a little better every round and got that last lap just by the smallest of margins.

“It was three incredible laps and a great effort by our Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet team today. All day long we have had a fast race car. It’s awesome to be able to back that up in qualifying. It’s so tricky at a track like this where the tires fall off a little bit and this is an abrasive track, but super-fast.

“It wasn’t a bad run for the No. 22 AAA Ford, but its not what we were hoping for. We were pretty good in the first round and I thought we would be better in the second round, but we were good enough to make it. The later it went, the faster the guys went.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the Chase format, the No. 24 teams strengths for winning the title, his current level of confidence, and more. Full Transcript:

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What's your outlook for the remainder of the season and the Chase? "We're in a decent spot. Not a great spot. Obviously, last week kind of let one slip away a little bit there. Still had a decent showing and we go to a track here were we ran really good in the spring."

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S RED VEST CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed his special Lowe’s Red Vest paint scheme this weekend at Texas, not being in the 2014 championship title picture and many other topics. Full Transcript:

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media today at Texas Motor Speedway. Newman discussed his position in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, his thoughts on this weekend’s race and the season, being aggressive at Texas and other topics. FULL TRANSCRIPT:

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S RED VEST CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed his special Lowe’s Red Vest paint scheme this weekend at Texas, not being in the 2014 championship title picture and many other topics. Full Transcript: