NASCAR Cup Series

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Auto Club Speedway and discussed the first practice session at Auto Club Speedway, a hot dog eating contest at Martinsville and other topics.

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 DIET MOUNTAIN DEW/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET, met with members of the media today at Auto Club Speedway and discussed the NASCAR appeals process, possible modifications to Bristol Motor Speedway and other topics.

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 JIMMY JOHNS CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Auto Club Speedway and discussed his trip to the LA Kings game, the results of the No. 48 penalty appeal, the attendance at Bristol Motor Speedway and more.

What should be expected in next Sunday’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway? The same thing fans have been enjoying for the past 64 years … plenty of action, plenty of excitement on the historic oval.

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) IS DODGE STILL DOING DEVELOPMENT WORK WITH THE 2012 CAR OR WILL THE CAR REMAIN UNCHANGED? “There are great things about the relationship with Dodge, and I spoke to this a little bit last weekend at Bristol."

Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Ford Fusion, is coming off a second-place finish in last week’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kenseth, winner of this year’s Daytona 500, spoke to the media at California Speedway before today’s practice session.

Talladega Superspeedway is proud to announce that country superstar Rodney Atkins will perform a Saturday night infield concert on May 5 during the 2012 Aaron’s Dream Weekend.

The Goody’s Fast Relief 500 is just a few days away, but it’s not too late to make sure you are on top of all the action at Martinsville Speedway on April 1.

NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Michael McDowell is headed across the country, on a wing and a prayer, to Auto Club Speedway for this weekend’s race festivities.

Never let it be said that I don’t have an opinion. The events of the past week have been monumental for NASCAR. I think a lot of folks don’t realize that what has happened will change the way things are done inside the sanctioning body in Daytona Beach for a long time.