NASCAR Cup Series

Dave Blaney will practice and qualify the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger on Friday and Saturday here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway while Sam Hornish Jr. competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Blaney and Travis Geisler, Director of Competition at Penske Racing, spoke about the situation earlier today at NHMS.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How was practice? "We're pretty pleased with it. Feels very similar to what we had here in July, and it's still early to tell because you've got two more practices left before we actually go racing."

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and discussed the momentum the No. 5 team has after a strong run in Chicago last week, winning at NHMS in the spring, what he has brought to Hendrick Motorsports this season and other topics.

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing What would it mean to win at New Hampshire? "It would be awesome. We've been close before, but it's been a few years. We've been off a little bit here the last four or five trips here. Today was no exception, so far. So, we've got a little bit of work to do, but I always look forward to coming up here. Some of my earliest racing memories were up here watching my dad race."

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1/OFFICE DEPOT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and discussed the first practice session, the importance of qualifying at NHMS and other topics.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 DIET MOUNTAIN DEW/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at New Hampshire Motor Speedway at discussed his outlook on being at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Tony Eury Sr. and Jr. leaving JR Motorsports, the Chase field and other topics.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and discussed Denny Hamlin’s strength at NHMS, the possibility of having a bad race in the Chase, the No. 48 team being the “Gold Standard” and other topics.

CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY, Michael Waltrip Racing Is New Hampshire one of your stronger tracks -- with two wins at the track? "Yeah, and a run -out-of-gas -- two wins and a run-out-of-gas. This just fits my driving style. I love this place -- always have since the first time I was on the track I felt comfortable and always been able to find pretty good speed here. Guys have been working hard. We were close last time, but it was a little bit off, so kind of got a little bit different setup in it. Hoping that it will show some promise here and give us something to work with."

After winning 10 of the first 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway from 1993-2004, Ford Racing has managed only one victory since then in the last 15 races.

Kansas Speedway President Patrick Warren announced Kansas Speedway’s 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule today.