NASCAR Cup Series

One sentiment echoed by many of the drivers is that there is nothing to lose and everything to gain. This is what they have been working toward all season long and each race will bring them one step closer to their goal.

Paul Menard, No. 27 ZECOL/Menards Chevrolet, was the fastest of the 16 Team Chevy drivers that qualified for Sunday's GEIOCO 400 at Chicagloand Speedway. Menard will roll of second in the 43-car field.

BRIAN VICKERS, No. 83 Red Bull Toyota Camry, Red Bull Racing Team Starting Position: 8th Are you happy with your qualifying run? "Yeah. The track is really slick right now. It's hard to say where we are going to stack up."

KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified Third HOW WAS YOUR QUALIFYING LAP? “A good qualifying effort with our Shell/Pennzoil Dodge. Maybe I drove it into Turn 1 a little deep."

Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Crown Royal Ford (Qualified 1st) “It is hard to tell because there are a lot of great cars left today. It is kind of interesting because some guys went for the early draw and some went for the late."

Each race weekend, selected Dodge Motorsports engineers, Penske Racing engineers and crew chiefs, drivers or engine specialists give their insight on the 'Keys for Success' for the upcoming race.

I will tell you up front that this will be a rather brief Matty’s Picks as there is really nothing exciting to write about at Chicagoland Speedway.

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 U.S. ARMY MEDICINE CHEVROLET met with media and discussed last week's racing at Richmond, answered questions about deliberately spinning out to cause a caution, his team's intermediate program and more.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Chicagoland Speedway and discussed the Chase, racing at Chicagoland and other topics.

TONY STEWART NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Chicagoland Speedway about Chicagoland's grip, the difference in a day and night race at Chicagoland, a competition director for Stewart Hass Racing and other topics.