NASCAR Cup Series

Carl Edwards was the quickest in the first morning session of practice here at the Bristol Motor Speedway.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be rolling into Thunder Valley this weekend: the Tennessee based home of the Bristol Motor Speedway. This half mile concrete oval is the home of some of the finest short track racing you'll ever want to see.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing What are your thoughts about the Bristol race? "We come in here with a little bit of optimism -- knowing that it is a short track and what we found last week is kind of our weakness."

Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion is the current Sprint Cup points leader and talked about his impressive start to the season with media members Friday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway.

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed Danica Patrick’s addition to the Prelude to the Dream, his superstitions and other topics.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed appeal process of the No. 48 Daytona penalties, how you learn from a track you only race one time a year, what celebrities he has met in the past and more.

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JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed racing at Bristol, his most memorable win at Auto Club Speedway, his love of photography and other topics.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD/DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed his season to-date, racing at Bristol, his niece’s racing career and other topics.

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Kellogg’s Ford Fusion, comes to Bristol sixth in the point standings and with two Bristol wins under his belt. Edwards met with media Friday after the first practice session of the day.