NASCAR Cup Series

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed how he feels about where he sits in the Chase coming into Kansas, his confidence level in this Chase, the tracks coming up in the remainder of the season and more.

Qualifying at Kansas took place under cool and cloudy conditions with wind gusts that reached up to 25 mph.

Carl Edwards enters Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway tied for the Chase lead with Kevin Harvick. Edwards, who led in points earlier this season, met with media members prior to qualifying.

All three of Roush Fenway’s Sprint Cup victories at Kansas Speedway occurred during Chase races and were earned by drivers competing in the Chase at the time.

RYAN NEWMAN, NO.39 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed the new Phoenix surface, his position in the chase, Charlotte Motor Speedway and other topics.

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed Kansas Speedway, point standings, Phoenix test and other topics

Brad Keselowski – No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How has the Chase been so far for you? “It’s not been a good Chase so far for us, but kind of at the point where we have opened up some different ideas and obviously with the testing and all that we had these last few days I feel like we’ve found some good stuff and we should be heading in the right direction here in the next few weeks.”

One of the worst kept secrets in motorsports was announced at Kansas Speedway today. Clint Bowyer and 5 hour Energy have joined forces with MWR and Toyota to pursue the Sprint Cup in 2012.

Michael Waltrip Racing today announced Clint Bowyer will drive the team’s No. 15 Toyota with 5-hour ENERGY as the primary sponsor for the next three NASCAR Sprint Cup seasons beginning at the 2012 Daytona 500.