NASCAR Cup Series

Jeff Gordon captured the pole position in his No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet for Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, the 71st of his career.

THIS IS YOUR 71ST CAREER POLE AND YOUR 20TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF WINNING A POLE POSITION, WHICH TIES YOU WITH DAVID PEARSON FOR THE LONGEST STREAK ALL-TIME

Jeff Gordon captured the poll for Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway with a lap of 191.624 mph (49.973 secs).

A.J. Allmendinger (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified Second “The Shell/Pennzoil Dodge qualifying run was a little surprising. I didn’t get to make a full-blown Q (qualifying) run yesterday, so we weren’t really sure what we had. It had nothing to do with me."

MARCOS AMBROSE, No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion (Qualified 3rd) “We missed the pole by two-one hundredths. I am proud of Todd Parrott, he works really hard at these Superspeedway events."

MICHAEL WALTRIP, No. 55 Aaron's Color Your Way Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Starting Position: 9th What does this type of qualifying result mean to you? "Well, it's cool because of my team. This reminds me a whole lot of when I endurance race."

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD/DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Talladega Superspeedway and discussed racing at Talladega, his season to-date, the Earnhardt legacy at Talladega, Danica Patrick and other topics.

Each race weekend, selected SRT Motorsports engineers, Penske Racing engineers and crew chiefs, drivers or engine specialists give their insight on the ‘Keys for Success’ for the upcoming race.

NASCAR’s longest continuously operating race team and one of the sport’s highest profile sponsors are going racing together in the Sprint Cup Series.

The Jessie Rees Foundation and the Graham Rahal Foundation are the next two charities selected for the 2012 Jimmie Johnson Foundation Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope, which Johnson will wear in the June 24 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.