NASCAR Cup Series

2nd, MARK MARTIN 26th, LANDON CASSILL 3rd, CLINT BOWYER 30th, MIKE BLISS 4th, KYLE BUSCH 31st, TRAVIS KVAPIL 8th, JOEY LOGANO 34th, REED SORENSON 9th, DENNY HAMLIN 36th, JOE NEMECHEK 16th, MARTIN TRUEX JR. DNQ, DAVID STREMME 22nd, BOBBY LABONTE

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET, POLE WINNER: ON HIS QUALIFYING LAP: "Our Farmers Insurance Chevrolet was awesome right there. It was great. I tried to get a little...I went into (turn) three, and felt like I could go wide open. So I went back to wide open, and then I started just chattering a little bit. So, I eased off the throttle and back down. I definitely gave up a little time doing that. So far so good though."

MARCOS AMBROSE, No. 9 Black & Decker Ford Fusion (Qualified 18th) – “I’ve got a brand new race suit on with Black and Decker and the first time they have been in the sport with their new tool called the Gyro. It is a nifty screwdriver. I am pretty excited about that plus it is orange and black which is good for Halloween with pumpkins and all. That was a good lap but not good enough. It was better than it was in practice which is a good step for us. We have been through a tough month and we are looking forward to putting it behind us and getting some good results.”

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET, met with media and discussed his time at Kansas, what he expects to see during Sunday’s race, his qualifying effort, and going to Martinsville next weekend.

Kasey Kahne broke the track record in qualifying on Friday at the newly repaved Kansas Speedway. Kahne captured the pole with a lap of 191.360 mph for Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400.

Researchers studying earmarks for the current farm bill were shocked to discover that NASCAR has been receiving subsidies from the Federal Government since 2007, not to help the beleaguered racing organization stay afloat in the worldwide recession, and protect the jobs of as many people as possible, no, these subsidies, which were hidden deep under ‘crop rotation and preservation’ sub-paragraphs, are paying America’s most prominent race series…to keep fans out of the seats.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed the first practice session, a potential second groove coming in on the newly repaved surface and other topics.

With an eye on 2013, Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) is restructuring its team lineup beginning with the Oct. 26-28 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekend at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

Ten days of racing excitement at Martinsville Speedway began Friday when more than 80 cars rolled into the historic track for the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 NASCAR Late Model Stock race.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How has your start to the weekend been? "It's been eventful, but the track is starting to come around. The groove is starting to widen just a little bit and so we're excited to think that hopefully it's not going to be one groove. Hopefully, there will be some moving around and with that you'll see a more competitive race hopefully."