NASCAR Cup Series

He may be leading the point standings, running consistently, and already have a win in his pocket, but for Jeff Gordon, all the talk at Dover International Speedway was about his back issues being back.

Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford, and Team Penske did it again, capturing the pole for the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway with a new track record of 164.44 mph.

Jimmie Johnson, who has won eight times in 24 starts at Dover International Speedway, qualified his No. 48 Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet SS in fourth place with a speed of 163.362 mph for Sunday’s FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks NASCAR Sprint Cup race. He was the first of five fast Chevrolet SS race cars to earn spots in the Top 12 positions in the final round of multi-car qualifying at the ‘Monster Mile’.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Peanut Butter Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 2nd - Are you disappointed you didn’t get the pole award? “The 2 (Brad Keselowski) and 22 (Joey Logano) always seem to go faster on their second runs and we just got beat by speed there. Our M&M’s Camry has been fast all weekend, really happy with it in race trim and everything so I think we’ll be good for the race Sunday.”

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 4th - ON HIS QUALIFYING RUN: “Good lap did have a moment off of (Turn) 4. Certainly drug some speed out of the car with that. I think we could have been a little bit better. I’m not sure where it would have put us, but a strong day. We unloaded fast and we made it through each round and had a lot of speed in the car. I’m excited about the weekend.”

BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – QUALIFIED 1st (PIT ROAD INTERVIEW) “They gave me a great car here with the Miller Lite Ford Fusion. I didn’t feel like I got it all the first run. I like this group qualifying and I got another shot at it. I think we have been pretty decent and there are a lot of great cars in race trim."

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed his back issues, questions regarding retirement, the challenges of the Dover track, and more.

Jimmie Johnson, following a victory in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a result that (all but) guarantees him a spot in NASCAR's playoffs, enters this weekend at Dover International Speedway, a circuit he's dominated in recent seasons.

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 CODE 3 ASSOCIATES/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed getting back in a sprint car for the first time since his accident last year, his outlook for Dover this weekend and many other topics.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed his thoughts on the races coming up in June, qualifying at Pocono and many other topics.