NASCAR Cup Series

Kurt Busch, No. 78 Furniture Row Racing/Serta Chevrolet SS, led a strong contingent of five Chevrolet SS drivers who posted top-10 qualifying times today for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch will start second in the 43-car field, his best qualifying effort at the 1.5-mile speedway.

KURT BUSCH, NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW RACING/SERTA CHEVROLET SS - QUALIFIED SECOND - "Well, we will take it. It's a great lap for us and our Furniture Row Chevy. We unloaded fast and we stayed fast and we delivered there. A pole would be nice, but we do have a couple of strong cars still left, don't want to put the cart in front of the horse."

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 1st - How good was your race car? "It felt that good. Sometimes you feel that good and it's not very fast."

ARIC ALMIROLA – No. 43 Eckrich Ford Fusion – “That’s gonna hurt us. I’m disappointed that we have that fast of a car this weekend, but our luck in the draw has just been horrible. We’ve gone out in the top 12 every week, so I don’t know."

Turn on the lights and turn up the heat this week as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races under the lights for the first time this season. Texas Motor Speedway needs no introduction as it has produced some of the fastest speeds and exciting finishes we’ve seen over the past few seasons.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 CROMAX PRO CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed yesterday’s test session, practice today, the difference between the 1.5-mile tracks of Texas Motor Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway, plus many other topics.

St Paul, MN, based 3M Company is pleased to be an active sponsor for the NASCAR Race to Green™ initiative. This month-long program will culminate on Earth Day, April 22, National Tree Planting Day.

Roush Fenway team co-owner Jack Roush was honored by Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) on Thursday night, with Roush entering as the 15th inductee into the speedway’s celebrated Hall of Fame.

BRIAN VICKERS, No. 11 FedEx Office/March of Dimes Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing - What is happening this weekend with FedEx and March of Dimes? "This is a special weekend for me in a lot of ways. Let's focus on the important parts, the March of Dimes."

Jack Roush leads all car owners in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins at Texas Motor Speedway with nine. The next closest is Rick Hendrick with four.