NASCAR Cup Series

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.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway and discussed his participation in a music video, the nuances of road course racing and other topics.

CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing - Are you looking forward to this weekend at Sonoma Raceway? "It has been good to me, it's a fun race track. It's a short track of road course racing and it just kind of fits my driving style."

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Home Depot Husky Tools Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How do you feel about this weekend? "Well, it's always a challenging weekend, but I am looking forward to it. We only get a shot at this once a year. Like you touched on, it hasn't been my best track by any means. Different car -- this car has been pretty good for us everywhere we've been."

Marcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion, has two road course wins to his credit in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series but both of those have come at Watkins Glen International. Ambrose spoke about what it’s going to take to win here in Sonoma before today’s first practice session.

Tony Stewart; the man you should never count out no matter what. Tony said prior to the 2011 chase that he didn't even deserve to be in it with how poorly he was running. Two months and five wins later, he was hoisting the Sprint Cup trophy at Homestead. This year, Stewart-Haas Racing has had a rough time finding their footing with these Generation Six cars and have been forced to endure some pretty bad days at the track.