NASCAR Cup Series

Following a two-day test session at High Plains Raceway, located 60 miles east of Denver, members of the No. 29 Budweiser Racing team, traveled to Colorado Springs, Colo., to visit the U.S. Olympic Complex on Thursday.

Jeff Gordon posted the second fastest lap in today’s qualifying session for the starting line-up for Sunday’s Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma.

Marcos Ambrose captured the pole for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, CA with a lap of 95.262 MPH, 75.203 seconds around the 1.99-mile road course for his second pole in a row.

MARCOS AMBROSE, RICHARD PETTY AND TODD PARROTT POLE SETTER PRESS CONFERENCE - YOU WON THE POLE LAST WEEK AT MICHIGAN AT OVER 200 MPH, TODAY YOU WIN THE POLE AT UNDER 100 MPH. YOU CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING OUT THERE AT JUST ABOUT ANY SPEED. “Now that I have a taste for it I think Kentucky will be about 175 mph and I will be gunning for that as well."

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Starting Position: 5th How was your qualifying lap? "I feel great. The car's awesome. It's been really good all day."

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET – QUALIFIED THIRD HOW GOOD WAS THAT LAP? “I don’t’ think it was all that good. Hopefully, it will hold up. Since the first lap on track just a lot of slipping and sliding."

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 13th HOW WAS YOUR QUALIFYING LAP? "The car was a little bit better than the driver. I may have pushed (the car) too much trying to gain a little bit more on the lap."

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Sonoma and discussed racing at Sonoma and much more.

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway and discussed racing at Sonoma, his Chase chances and other topics.

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway and discussed blocking on road courses, the first practice session and other topics.