NASCAR Cup Series

25 worthy nominees, only five of whom will be inducted as the NASCAR Hall of Fame's Class of 2013. Of them, I would think three would be rather easy decisions if I had the vote.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed track repaves, performance this season and much more.

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing How does it feel to have this strong start to the season? "The whole NAPA team has done a nice job. We talked about it over the winter."

CARL EDWARDS, No. 99 Fastenal Ford – THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE TRACKS WITH YOUR SUCCESS HERE. TALK ABOUT COMING TO TEXAS. “It is a fun race track for me and for our team."

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1 ADVANCED FUEL ECONOMY/OFFICE DEPOT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed going to a back-up car this weekend at TMS, the success of Stewart-Haas Racing in 2012 and other topics.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be racing under the lights this Saturday night at the Texas Motor Speedway during the running of the Samsung Mobile 500.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed getting the 200th win for Hendrick Motorsports, the new C-Post template, repaving tracks and much more.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Office March of Dimes Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing What do you think about Bubba Watson winning the Masters -- after you caddied for him in the par-three tournament? "Of course that trick shot I taught him on Wednesday paid off on Sunday."

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) HOW HAS PRACTICE GONE SO FAR IN THE CUP AND NATIONWIDE SERIES’? “Not too bad. The track is driving different than it did last year and years that memory serves."

Crown Royal Presents the “Your Hero’s Name Here” 400 at the Brickyard. This annual program, conducted by Crown Royal, provides naming rights to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on July 29, 2012.