NASCAR Cup Series

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How was final practice? "This is the first time coming back here with the shorter skirts and I think it's got a little bit of an affect on the cars. I think everyone's struggling with their car mainly on corner entry. You have to change your setups basically for these skirts that have been cut down. Most of practice was a struggle to get the balance where we wanted it, but our speed has always been decent so we're fairly happy with that."

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Does it feel good to have two Michael Waltrip Racing cars in the Chase? "It does -- it feels awesome and what an accomplishment for our team. I know a lot of people look at the Chase and they're used to seeing the same faces and maybe kind of take it for granted how important it is or how special it is to make that deal. For us, it's been a big goal for a few years now since I've been at Michael Waltrip Racing."

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) TALK ABOUT YOUR MINDSET ENTERING THE CHASE. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SEED AND YOU’RE ONE OF THOSE RACERS WHO GOES HARD REGARDLESS. “Yeah, I’m going to try to win the race either way. You know I was talking to Martin Truex before practice started and he put it best – this weekend for us feels like the all-star race where you just go out and race and you don’t worry about anything else."

Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, heads into Saturday nights race at RIR locked into the Chase field and standing third in points. Biffle talked with media members after the second practice session Friday afternoon.

Roush Fenway Flashback – RFR followed up its back-to-back championships and the inaugural “Chase” for the Sprint Cup win in 2004, by placing all five of its Sprint Cup teams in the 2005 Chase. RFR occupied 50 percent of the 10 Chase slots for the season; a feat almost certain to never be replicated.

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed heading into the Chase, his success in last year’s Chase and other topics

Currently sitting in third-place in the Sprint Cup Series points standings, Matt Kenseth heads into Richmond International Raceway already locked in the chase and focused on his current No. 17 team and not his future No. 20 team at Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR).

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed the importance of winning this weekend at Richmond, Kasey Kahne’s championship chances, his hope at earning a sixth championship title and other topics.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 DIET MOUNTAIN/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed racing at Richmond, his and the team’s mindset heading into the Chase and Jeff Gordon’s status going into Saturday night’s race.

Points leader Greg Biffle and third-place Matt Kenseth are the only Ford drivers locked into the Chase for the Sprint Cup, heading into this weekends race at Richmond.