NASCAR Cup Series

TREVOR BAYNE – No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion – “I felt like I was sitting on the sofa holding the steering wheel, but I think it was a good lap. I don’t know if it will hold up because it’s a little slower than yesterday."

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET met with media and discussed his restrictor-plate race record so far this year, tracks on the upcoming schedule that are good for him, NASCAR’s driver/crew chief meeting, and more.

No DNF’s, 99.9% laps completed (only missed five laps of 8,231), 2 wins, 10 top fives, 15 top tens, 14 weeks atop the points standings. These numbers indicate a spectacular season, and one that many Sprint Cup drivers would love to have. However, even with all this success, Greg Biffle, who has struggled in the Chase, with finishes of 13th, 18th, 16th, is now focusing on trying finish in the top 5 in the season standings.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Is Talladega really a wild card race? "It's obviously been documented a whole bunch about how much of a wild card this race is and it obviously is for a lot of different reasons, but you really kind of find out what your chances are going to be for the championship once you leave here."

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1/OFFICE DEPOT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media today at Talladega Superspeedway following an announcement that Bass Pro Shops would join Stewart-Haas Racing and the No. 14 Chevrolet as primary sponsor in 2013 for 18 races including the Daytona 500. Stewart discussed the addition of Bass Pro Shops, racing at Talladega and other topics.

KEVIN HARVICK NO. 29 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed his strategy for this weekend’s race at Talladega, painting the track pink for breast cancer and other topics.

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 DIET MOUNTAIN DEW PAINT THE 88/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET met with media and discussed his position in the Chase, his approach to Talladega, the importance of not losing more points, chances for the championship and more.

Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, is 11th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings. He spoke to Ford Racing between practice sessions and talked about his plan for today and what it will take to get back into championship contention.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed strategy for this weekend’s race, his sponsor signing on through 2014, his visit in Texas with his children’s charity earlier this week and much more.

Ford’s all-time leading NSCS race winners at Talladega are Buddy Baker and Davey Allison with three each. Baker won three straight Talladega races in 1975-76 while Allison got his three victories in 1987, ‘89 and ’92.