NASCAR Cup Series

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JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his week, winning at the Brickyard, how Ray Evernham interacts with the teams at Hendrick Motorsports, the upcoming road race at The Glen, the Knoxville Nationals, and more.

Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, is still looking for his first win of the season but he has one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at Pocono (2010). Biffle spoke about his hopes for the weekend and other issues after today’s practice session.

While the penalty to Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota team, resulting in the suspension of crew chief Darian Grubb, continued to reverberate throughout the garage and media center at Pocono Raceway, there were varying reactions from the drivers as to just how impactful that situation really was to a race team.

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media and discussed the first practice session, his overall outlook on his chances to secure a victory this weekend at Pocono and many other topics.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET met with media and discussed his performance thus far, the impact of a crew chief suspension, the Brickyard 400 and Jeff Gordon’s win there, and more.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed his opportunity to win back-to-back races at Pocono, the addition of Greg Ives as his crew chief for 2015 and many other topics.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What is your reaction to the penalty on the No. 11 team?"It's a tough deal. It's something that obviously affects our team, but there's obviously other opportunities as well for us to go out here and get our stuff going."

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What is your mindset heading into Pocono this weekend?"I feel like we've been running better lately. I feel like we have some momentum as far as how our cars are running as an organization. This has not been one of the best tracks for me -- I haven't really done the best here."

CHAD KNAUS, CREW CHIEF, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed the addition of Greg Ives as crew chief for the No. 88 Chevrolet SS in 2015 and many other topics.