NASCAR Cup Series

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED SECOND - ON LAP 24, WHEN YOU PITTED TOO SOON AND YOU RESTARTED 37TH, WERE YOU THINKING THERE WAS ANY WAY YOU COULD COME BACK AND FINISH SECOND TODAY?

Tony Stewart has never had a problem silencing his critics. In fact, he quite enjoys doing so. As the Sprint Cup Series approaches the midway...

Jamie McMurray took advantage of the new qualifying format at Sonoma Raceway to put his No. 1 Cessna Chevrolet SS on the pole with a fast speed of 94.986 mph for Sunday’s Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. It was McMurray’s ninth Cup career pole, and the first of the 2013 season. He was also the pole winner at Sonoma in 2007.

On to the first of two road course races for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this week, Sonoma being the 1.99 mile road course on Sears Point this week. Possibly one of the best things about heading to Sonoma this week, is the track is a destination not only for California's NASCAR fans, but also many racing enthusiasts in general.

CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing - Starting Position: 5th - How was your qualifying run? "It was okay. I slipped up a little bit in a couple areas. I knew after the lap I had yesterday, it was going to be really hard to back that up. I just didn't exactly hit a perfect lap. We started sixth last year and hopefully we'll win up there. I think we'll definitely end up in the top-10 somewhere. We'll be fine."

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 CESSNA CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER - CONGRATULATIONS YOU GET TO START UP FRONT ARE YOU SURPRISED? “A little bit. We were second and fifth in practice so consistently we have had a really good car this weekend. The No. 42 has been really good all weekend. So you know you have a chance, but the deal is Juan (Pablo Montoya) and Marcos (Ambrose) are able to pull these crazy laps out when they need to."

DAVID RAGAN – No. 34 Taco Bell Ford Fusion – “It was a pretty good lap. Our Front Row Motorsports team we always take a little bit extra time and effort coming to these road courses. David Gilliland and Josh Wise are both good road racers, so I try to lean on those guys a little bit."

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDY CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed road course racing at Sonoma, the new qualifying format, the upcoming event at Daytona, practice in her Cup car, past experience on road courses, and more.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway, and discussed the new qualifying format, racing at Sonoma and other topics.

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1/BASS PRO SHOPS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway, and discussed the challenges of racing at Sonoma and other topics.