NASCAR Cup Series

Fresh off his helmet-throwing performance last weekend, Tony Stewart won the pole for Sunday’s AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 29.787 seconds (186.121 mph).

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET – POLE WINNER YOU GOT A GREAT LAP IN QUALIFYING HOW ABOUT THE RACE ITSELF? “This has always been a fun place. The slicker it gets the more fun it gets. At least we’ve got a great starting spot for this now.”

3rd, KYLE BUSCH 31st, DAVID STREMME 6th, MARK MARTIN 34th, JASON LEFFLER 7th, DENNY HAMLIN 37th, JOE NEMECHEK 9th, JOEY LOGANO 38th, REED SORENSON 25th, BOBBY LABONTE 40th, LANDON CASSILL 28th, MARTIN TRUEX JR. 41st, TRAVIS KVAPIL 30th, CLINT BOWYER

CASEY MEARS – No. 13 Geico Ford Fusion – “It’s been the roughest day we’ve had in a long time. There are a lot of different concepts going on right now. We kind of went down a road at Michigan with a certain direction and it didn’t really seem to apply here, so we had to bail on that about three-quarters of the way through practice and go back to what we think is something a little bit more basic. We didn’t really have time to tune it, but the guys did a good job. That’s the best it’s been all day. I think we’re going in the right direction and I’m glad we’ve got the practice tomorrow to refine it.”

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 21st HOW WAS YOUR QUALIFYING LAP? “Just missed it in Turns 1 and 2. Once I lost all that momentum I just couldn’t get back up to speed and it really hurt my lap. You’re on such a fine line here and we were on the wrong side of it today in qualifying with the Miller Lite Dodge. It’s a bummer because we were fast right off the truck and grabbed a late qualifying position. We just weren’t able to capitalize on it.”

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD/DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Atlanta Motor Speedway and discussed helping his teammates make the Chase and other topics.

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CHEVROLET met with media and discussed tire wear, vision training how to beat his teammate, and more.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET met with media and discussed racing at Atlanta, his teammates, the upcoming Chase to the NASCAR Sprint Cup, and more.

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDY.COM CHEVROLET met with media and discussed, how nighttime and daytime racing compare, last weekend’s race at Bristol, racing in the Cup Series at Atlanta, and more.

CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY, Michael Waltrip Racing Do you enjoy racing at Atlanta? "This is a fun weekend for everybody in the garage. This is always a pretty special place. It's really a big change of pace from where we've been -- we've been at a lot of race tracks that have been repaved and have a ton of grip. We get here with a track surface that doesn't have a lot of grip -- the tire wears out a lot. Like I said, it's a pretty big change of pace for all of us in the garage area. So far, the 5-hour ENERGY Toyota has been pretty good and looking forward to the weekend. It's going to be a long, hot one."