NASCAR Cup Series

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice had to be cancelled on Friday at Martinsville Speedway due to rain. A practice session is now scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Saturday prior to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying at 10:40 a.m.

Any NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, still in contention for the Sprint Cup Chase for the Championship, will tell you that the seven day gap between race number six and seven on the Chase schedule has been hectic.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed racing at Martinsville, last week's incident with Trevor Bayne, how he likes the new points system and much more.

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings with four races remaining. He addressed this weekend's challenge at Martinsville Speedway Friday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway.

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed the final short track of the season, changes to be made at the Daytona 500 and other topics.

KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) WE’VE TALKED ABOUT TALLADEGA BEING A WILD CARD; THIS PLACE PRESENTS MANY WILD CARDS AS WELL. WHAT DOES THIS TRACK PRESENT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE THAT’S OUT OF YOUR CONTROL THAT OTHERS DON’T? “Just the small, tight confines here of how 43 cars don’t fit very well on a paper clip-shaped race track that’s only a half-mile long."

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 MYLOWES CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed Martinsville, the Chad Knaus comment at Talladega, teammates and other topics.

Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion, moved into second place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings after last week's race at Talladega and stands 14 points behind Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards for the lead. He answered questions from the media during his weekly Q&A session Friday morning at Martinsville Speedway.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Halloween Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Do you enjoy racing at Martinsville? "Coming to Martinsville -- not lately -- but has been a challenging time for us in the past. We're getting a little bit better at it and kind of picking up on it each and every time."

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed racing at Martinsviile, his position in the standings, the Chase and other topics.