NASCAR Cup Series

MICHAEL ANNETT, NO. 7 PILOT FLYING J CHEVROLET SS, met with media at the 2014 NASCAR Daytona Media Day and discussed the potential for a race of champions and where such a race might take place.

JUSTIN ALLGAIER, NO. 51BRANDT CHEVROLET SS, met with media at the 2014 NASCAR Daytona Media Day and discussed: the 2014 rookie class; the stresses of racing; the outlook for HScott Motorsports; the new rules changes and more.

Does the chance to win the Daytona 500 and qualify for the Chase increase the intensity? “I’m not so sure that it amps the intensity up -- I think we all always try to win every single race anyways."

Thursday, February 13th, was the annual NASCAR Media Day. A reported 300 plus reporters, from all forms of the media, converged on Daytona Beach-Florida to meet with a reported 50 plus drivers who patiently and politely answered the same questions all day long.

MICHAEL WALTRIP, No. 66 Blue-Def/AAA Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing - What do you think about the new no ride height rule change? “That’s a great question because it’s a huge rule change and so far from listening to the teams that have tested, they can’t figure out which way to go about it."

CASEY MEARS, NO. 13 GEICO CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the racing community of Bakersfield, the change to the Chase format, his thoughts on social media, and more.

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at 2014 NASCAR Media Day and discussed: entering his rookie season in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series; racing for Chip Ganassi; his relationship with his crew chief; racing outside of NASCAR and other topics.

MARCOS AMBROSE – No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion – WILL YOUR APPROACH CHANGE TO QUALIFYING CHANGE? “It will change every single week. What you did one week will not have any impact on how you go about the following week’s strategy. Can you imagine all of us out there at Martinsville trying to put a lap down? It’s gonna be chaos, but it’s gonna be fun, too. That’s part of it.”

PAUL MENARD, NO. 27 MENARDS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at 2014 NASCAR Daytona Media Day and discussed: changes in the Chase; expectations for season; his Dad’s support of his racing; Austin Dillon and the No. 3 and other topics.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at the 2014 NASCAR Daytona Media Day and discussed: changes in qualifying procedures; outlook for the season; changes in the Chase; racing at Daytona and other topics.