NASCAR Cup Series

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET – QUALIFIED SEVENTH YOU AND CREW CHIEF ALAN GUSTAFSON USED A LOT OF BODY LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE YOUR LAP. WHAT WAS IT LIKE?

MATT KENSETH – No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Ford Fusion – “We struggled a lot yesterday, so it was a good lap. I have no idea where it will stack up, but it was a decent lap to how we have been running. We were so far off yesterday that we never worked on qualifying at all, so that was our first lap in qualifying trim.”

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 10th "A solid run for the Miller Lite Dodge. I took it easy on the first lap; sometimes you have to slow down to go fast at Dover. You really have to commit to your qualifying lap and trust your setup. I feel pretty optimistic about our chances tomorrow. Track position is always key here and we helped ourselves with a good qualifying lap.

Each race weekend, SRT Motorsports provides insight on the ‘Keys for Success’ for the upcoming race. This week SRT Motorsports engineer Howard Comstock discusses the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway.

With his trademark smile in place, Joey Logano said he was “pumped up, upbeat and ready to go”, not only for the weekend racing at Dover, but for the next step in his career and life as well.

NASCAR and the racing world in general lost two legends this week, Bob Newton and Chris Economaki. As news filtered through the NASCAR garage and media center at Dover International Speedway, many in leadership roles, as well as the drivers themselves, took time to remember.

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing How has your week been leading into the Dover race? "I'm glad to be here. This has been a great week for me and my family and everybody on our team. We had a great turnout yesterday for our golf tournament and our fan event Wednesday night back in Manahawkin (N.J.) was great. A lot of support from the fans and our sponsors."

CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing How was your car in the first practice session? "It was good. We need to be better in race trim. In qualifying trim, all three of our MWR (Michael Waltrip Racing) cars were pretty good. We're gaining on

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How does it feel to get back on track after the win at New Hampshire? "Obviously, good to get back on track. Had a pretty good first practice so we're really optimistic about our chances leading into the weekend so far."

This weekend Roush Fenway Racing will look for its monumental 700th NASCAR Sprint Cup top-five finish as NASCAR rolls into the “Monster Mile” at Dover International Speedway.