NASCAR Cup Series

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.

Fans will be able to take a step back in time before the TUMS Fast Relief 500 as some of the biggest stars in NASCAR’s history will gather on the start-finish line for a question-and-answer session.

KURT BUSCH, NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW RACING CHEVROLET and General Manager Joe Garone met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed the addition of Kurt to the Furniture Row Racing team beginning at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 13, 2012 and for the full 2013 season.

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed the passing of Chris Economaki and Bob Newton, the first practice session and other topics.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWES/KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET met with media and discussed his success at Dover, why this track suits his style, getting away to New York City, and more.