NASCAR Cup Series

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1/OFFICE DEPOT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed the first practice session, changes made to the track, Danica Patrick racing at Bristol and other topics.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing What do you think of the changes to the race track? "I think it's terrible. That's about it."

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 DIET MOUNTAIN DEW/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET, met with members of the media and discussed growing up in the public eye, Brad Keselowski’s comments last week regarding Hendrick Motorsports, a recent visit to a Bristol area high school and other topics.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S DOVER WHITE CHEVROLET, met with media and discussed his frustrations at the Michigan race last week, how the engine shop handles failures, working at Hendrick Motorsports, and more.

Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Valvoline NextGen Ford Fusion, is second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings to Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle. Kenseth, who is 20 points out of the top spot, met with reporters before Friday’s first practice session.

Sprint (NYSE: S) and Ford (NYSE: F) have added to the excitement of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup as one lucky fan will drive away with the actual pace car being used during Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov. 16-18 – a new 2013 Ford Fusion Titanium.

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDY.COM CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed her outlook on both the Nationwide and Cup races this weekend, what goes through her mind when she is leading a race, expectations for next week’s events at Atlanta and much more

As the summer winds down so does NASCAR’s regular season of racing. Only three races remain before the cutoff to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup at Richmond on September 8. Carl Edwards currently sits 12th in the points but the next three races are at tracks where he runs well and could help secure his seventh Chase berth.

Toyota Racing today announced 'Racing For Awareness,' a friendly competition among women affiliated with the Toyota NASCAR program -- including wives, girlfriends, mothers and sisters, as well as one racer -- in support of breast cancer awareness. Nine women affiliated with the Toyota Racing program have each used their creativity and vision to design a T-shirt to recognize breast cancer awareness. Fans can vote for their favorite design at www.toyotaracing.com/RacingForAwareness from now through Oct. 4, 2012 at 12 PM (ET).

THE NUMBERS for The IRWIN Tools Night Race: Bristol Motor Speedway (all 103 Sprint Cup Races) 0 – fewest cautions for a race at Bristol Motor Speedway (7/11/71)