NASCAR Cup Series

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.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How was your Camry in practice? "It was okay. We weren't the fastest, but I felt in the long run we were as good as anyone."

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Sonoma and discussed racing at Sonoma, the moral of his team and much more.

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET, AND JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway and discussed their plans to compete in the Grand AM race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, met with media at Sonoma after the first practice session Friday afternoon where he was the 13th fastest.

ERIC MCCLURE, No. 14 Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota Camry, TriStar Motorsports What is it like to be back in the car? "It's good. I wasn't sure how to approach the weekend. It's different for me -- it's different than an off-season type of thing."

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 DIET MOUNTAIN DEW/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway and discussed the happenings of this week following his victory last weekend in Michigan, his feelings on the No. 88 team as championship contenders and other topics.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veterans Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Marcos Ambrose and television personality Rutledge Wood will all make visits to Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Club One, the speedway’s luxury fan suite, during the AdvoCare 500 weekend, Aug. 31-Sept. 2.

All 425 locations under the VPS Convenience Store umbrella will launch fundraising campaigns beginning next week through Saturday, July 21 to support research and treatment at select pediatric cancer hospitals through a partnership with the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation.

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 RHEEM CHEVROLET, met with members of the media today at Sonoma Raceway and discussed the rule changes with the sway bars and side skirts, passing and blocking on the road course in Sonoma and other topics.