NASCAR Cup Series

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 18th “We were really strong on the first run for sure. We started to lose the handle on the car after that. It’s difficult to say how fast we were going to be because we just didn’t dial the car in to where I knew how much speed we had in the car yet."

MARCOS AMBROSE – No. 9 DeWalt Ford Fusion – “It was just a quiet day. The track was coming to us a little bit, so we were hoping the race would get going again. This isn’t what we want for our DeWalt Ford, but we haven’t been good all weekend.”

The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Regimental Marching Band will perform the National Anthem prior to Sunday’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway, keeping alive the track’s custom of traditional performances of the Anthem.

With the Auto Club 400 only already upon us, preparing for this once a year NASCAR style extravaganza in Fontana, California, has been in the planning stages since Kevin Harvick crossed the finish in last year’s upset over hometown favorite Jimmie Johnson.

Back to the west coast we go this weekend for the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. It's a place that I really can't speak on the history of racing there, probably because its not a race that I can say I watch intently each year.

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 U.S. ARMY CHEVROLET met with media and discussed early morning practice, car set-ups, lines around Auto Club Speedway, and more.

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.

The demand for Martinsville Speedway’s original Family Four-Pack ticket package for next week’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 has been so great that it is no longer available.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Qualified: 1st How was your pole-winning qualifying run? "It was really a good day all around for us. We obviously showed some pretty good speed in the first practice. "

Kasey Kahne No. 5 Quaker State Chevrolet, earned a fifth-place starting position during today’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying session at Auto Club Speedway. Kahne was the 44th qualifier out of 46 cars and missed claiming his second pole of 2012 by just two-tenths of a second in the closely stacked field.