NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR comes home this weekend to kick off what in my opinion is the best two weeks on the motorsport schedule. $2,000,000 is on the line this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the best stock car drivers in the world will lay it all out on the line hoping to hoist that check when the dust settles.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S PATRIOTIC CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed last year’s All-Star Race win, his thoughts on the format for this year’s All-Star race and other topics.

"Dick (Trickle) made himself a mentor to many, Rusty (Wallace), myself, Alan Kulwicki -- you know we wouldn't have been the racers that we were when we got here had we not come under his influence. Of course, you have to change, after a while you have to adapt to circumstances as well. I was proud of who we were and the racers we were."

"I'm looking forward to it. This is always a pretty cool race and has good atmosphere around it. The crowd gets jacked up, and of course there is nothing important on the line besides a million bucks. You just go out there and race as hard as you can. It all starts today in about an hour. You get some practice runs in, get some good practice in and make sure your car feels good to you."

"Well, you never know what to expect. I think that's one of the exciting things about the All-Star event. I feel great -- obviously we had a great week last week. Glad to have Jason (Ratcliff, crew chief) back at the track, looking forward to getting on the track. I think qualifying is going to be very, very, very interesting getting on pit road wide open like that so getting ready to go try a little bit of that."

Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion, held a Q&A session at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday afternoon and discussed a variety of topics. Below is a complete transcript.

Target racing partner, Sun Products and their all and Snuggle laundry care brands, will introduce race fans to a new type of pit stop during Charlotte race weeks.

For the Tommy Baldwin Racing teams, racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway means not only a quick drive up the road but a time to race in front of your family, friends and crew members. For drivers Dave Blaney and JJ Yeley this weekend's Sprint All-Star Shootout will offer valuable information towards next week's Coca-Cola 600.

It’s money week for No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. He raised $60,000 for charity Wednesday night and now plans on taking $1 million for himself Saturday at NASCAR’s Sprint All-Star race.

Carl Edwards will make his eighth appearance in the Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. In his previous starts he has one win, three top-five and four top-10 finishes.