NASCAR Cup Series

Denny Hamlin captured the pole for Sunday’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway with a lap of 159.299 mph. “That was an amazing run. Definitely wasn't what I expected, but it sure feels good to get a pole here. Our car was really strong in race trim and really wasn't all that good in qualifying trim. Hopefully, this is a good sign of things that will give us a strong run here on Sunday.” Hamlin said.

1st, DENNY HAMLIN 26th, MARK MARTIN 2nd, CLINT BOWYER 29th, REED SORENSON 3rd, MARTIN TRUEX JR. 33rd, TRAVIS KVAPIL 5th, KYLE BUSCH 37th, JOE NEMECHEK 14th, JOEY LOGANO DNQ, DAVID STREMME 16th, BOBBY LABONTE DNQ, MIKE BLISS 22nd, LANDON CASSILL DNQ, JASON LEFFLER

Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, posted the seventh fastest lap for Sunday’s 43rd annual AAA 400. Gordon will be gunning for his fifth win at the “Monster Mile”.

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."