NASCAR Cup Series

Brad Keselowski held off Martin Truex Jr. on Saturday night to win the Sprint Cup Series Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET - FINISHED 3RD: WHAT A BATTLE WITH MARTIN TRUEX JR. TALK ABOUT THOSE LAST 50 OR SO LAPS "Oh, it was an incredible battle."

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 1st YOU HAD NEVER WON HERE BEFORE; WHAT TURNED IT AROUND? "An awesome race car. An awesome race team."

6th Matt Kenseth 9th Carl Edwards 10th Marcos Ambrose 12th AJ Allmendinger 20th David Ragan 24th David Gilliland 25th Andy Lally 27th David Starr 31st Greg Biffle 34th Terry Labonte 37th Travis Kvapil

Roush Fenway Racing’s Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards each clinched a berth in the 2011 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup ‘playoff’.

With his win in Saturday's IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski closes out the list of qualified finalists who can earn a $3 million payout in the Sprint Summer Showdown presented by HTC EVOT 3D.

Thunder Valley is the site of the mayhem that will unfold Saturday Night in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series.

Greg Biffle, No. 16 3M Ford (Qualified 14th) "That was a pretty good lap. I was a little loose into one and gave up some time but everybody else still has to do it."

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How do you feel entering this weekend's race? "Today was a little bit of a struggle. We didn't have a whole lot of speed in our car."

RYAN NEWMAN #39 BASS PRO SHOPS / REALTREE CHEVROLET, QUALIFIED: ON THE POLE - ON HIS POLE RUN: "I just was telling the guys, they did a good job. The car drove the same as it did in practice."