NASCAR Cup Series

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 13th CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR QUALIFYING LAP? “Our Miller Lite Dodge has been really good in race trim and this has been the best that we’ve been in qualifying at a mile-and-a-half in quite some time. Between our qualifying effort and how our car was in race trim, I’m really encouraged.”

8th, DENNY HAMLIN 26th, LANDON CASSILL 9th, CLINT BOWYER 31st, DAVID STREMME 10th, JOEY LOGANO 33rd, JOE NEMECHEK 15th, MARK MARTIN 34th, MIKEBLISS 18th, MARTIN TRUEX JR. 38th, TRAVIS KVAPIL 21st, KYLE BUSCH DNQ, REED SORENSON 23rd, BOBBY LABONTE DNQ, JASON LEFFLER

Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion (Qualified 3rd) -- ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THAT LAP? “I was happy from the aspect that I got everything we could get out of it for today. I think there is two or three-tenths out there if someone gets their balance just right. I thought it was good strategy by Jimmy (Fennig) to try to go fast in the second practice, not in the first one, to go out earlier although I don’t think there will be a big difference today. I feel like I got a good lap but I think there is some more speed out there.”

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 GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.

On Sept. 14, 2012, National Stock Car Racing Chief Appellate Officer John Middlebrook heard and considered the appeal of the six-week suspension penalty of crew member Grant Hutchens, team engineer for the Richard Childress Racing No. 27 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team.

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with member of the media at Chicagoland Speedway and discussed last year’s title run, his strategy toward this year’s Chase and other topics.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Are you happy to be back to the race track? "Definitely after everything we did this week, it's good to get back on track and get back to your schedule -- your normalcy you could say. We're excited to be here and obviously want to get a good start to the Chase at this race track. This is one that kind of bit us last year right off the bat. We should have a good car this weekend."

JEFF GORDON, NO, 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET met with media and discussed racing his way into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, his approach for the 10-race Chase, sharing information at Hendrick Motorsports, and more.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 AMP Energy/7-Eleven/National Guard CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Chicagoland Speedway and discussed the possibility of winning a championship in 2012, his CBS “Note to Self” feature and other topics.

Michael Waltrip Racing announced Friday that PEAK Motor Oil will become a primary sponsor on Clint Bowyer’s No. 15 Toyota for three races in each of the next three NASCAR Sprint Cup seasons.