NASCAR Cup Series

I am a fan of old western movies, (some of my favorites include High Plains Drifter, The Outlaw Josy Wales, and North To Alaska) and this week couldn’t be any more of a cliché storyline showdown if you asked for it.

Roush Fenway Racing turned in one of the most impressive qualifying performances in its 24-year history, including winning the pole to capture first, second, third and seventh in Friday's Sprint Cup qualifying session at Texas Motor Speedway.

6th, DAVID REUTIMANN 9th, KASEY KAHNE 17th, KYLE BUSCH 19th, MARTIN TRUEX JR. 20th, BRIAN VICKERS 25th, JOEY LOGANO 28th, DENNY HAMLIN 32nd, BOBBY LABONTE 33rd, CASEY MEARS 35th, MICHAEL MCDOWELL 40th, JOE NEMECHEK

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDY.COM CHEVROLET met with media following the announcement by Stewart Haas Racing co-owner Tony Stewart on a limited number of NASCAR Sprint Cup races slated for her in 2012. It was announced that Patrick will race in 10 events (as below), with two yet to be determined. Feb. 26: Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) HOW'S YOUR CAR? "I was a little nervous about our qualifying effort so we spent a lot of time on it today with the Miller Lite Dodge Charger and had a decent turnout in qualifying."

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed today's announcement of Danica Patrick's schedule and car number, his mindset for the last three races of the season, battling for the championship and other topics.

DAVID RAGAN - No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion - "That's gonna be close. My teammates are who I better watch out for - Matt, Carl, Greg, Trevor - they've got some fast Fords out here. I'm proud of my UPS guys. We didn't start off that great. We made a lot of changes for a Friday, but they did a good job. That was a good lap, so that will be in the top five, I think, but we're here to win this race."

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Chase For The Championship moves on to round number eight this Sunday at the Texas Motor Speedway. The winner of the AAA Texas 500 will get to observe the time honored tradition of firing those twin six shooters in victory lane.

Team Chevy drivers claimed two of the top-five and three of the top-10 starting positions for Sunday's AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Paul Menard, No. 27 Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet qualified fourth followed by Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet in fifth.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed Phoenix, Jimmie Johnson, and going to the Congo along with other topics.