NASCAR Cup Series

Kasey Kahne No. 5 Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet, earned his second straight pole in NASCAR Sprint Cup series (NSCS) competition in the past four weeks, and fifth top-10 start in 2012, by capturing the top spot in today’s qualifying session at the .586-mile Virginia short track.

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 7th “I think that’s going to be respectable for sure. I would have liked to have had a little bit more, obviously, but it’s solid."

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting position: 3rd What do you think of your starting position? "Third starting spot is good for us. We didn't really show a lot of good qualifying speed or really front end speed of a long run yesterday."

MARCOS AMBROSE – No. 9 DeWalt Ford Fusion – “The clouds have rolled in so we’ll see what happens, but I’m just proud of my team. We’ve had a rough couple of weeks qualifying, but with DeWalt on the hood and Ford powerplants, we’re looking good for Sunday.”

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed his seven victories at Martinsville Speedway, tire testing at Michigan International Speedway and other topics.

Life-time Goody's Headache Powder spokesman Richard Petty will serve as the Goody's Fast Relief 500 grand marshal on Sunday.

JEFF BURTON, NO. 31 BB&T CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed his outlook for tomorrow’s race, his nephew Jeb Burton’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut and other topics.

Roush Fenway Racing has won four times in the Sprint Cup Series at the paper-clip oval of Martinsville Speedway, but it might have posted its strongest Martinsville outing just over a decade ago on April 14, 2002 when RFR placed all four of its Ford Taurus’ inside the top 10.

NASCAR’s West Coast swing came to a very surprising and a very promising end on Sunday at the conclusion of the Auto Club 400 in Fontana, California.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Are you always a favorite to win at Martinsville? "When we come here, obviously we expect to win and we feel like we can every time we come in through the tunnel."