NASCAR Cup Series

Jeff Gordon, four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and spokesperson for the Sounds of PertussisR Campaign, showcases his and wife, model Ingrid Vandebosch's quilt square for the Sounds of Pertussis Protection Quilt during the Michigan race weekend.

Ryan Newman, No. 39 WIX Filters Chevrolet qualified third to lead five Team Chevy drivers in the top-10 starting spots for Sunday's Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 4th How is the TRD horsepower under your hood today? "It's good. It's so tough to say really until you get into race conditions what differences you can feel. I just can't say enough for everyone at TRD (Toyota Racing Development) and Joe Gibbs Racing for putting this deal together."

The NASCAR Sprint cup series heads back to the two-mile D-shaped superspeedway situated in the Irish Hills region of southeastern Michigan for the second and final time of the 2011 tour.

GREG BIFFLE: “I tell you what, Matt Puccia and the guys did a great job with this race car. We weren’t sure what we were going to do, come here in qualifying trim or race trim or what. We decided on qualifying trim today"

Roush Fenway Racing driver Greg Biffle covered the two-mile oval of Michigan International Speedway in 37.83 seconds (109.345 mph) to capture the pole for Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 Sprint Cup race.

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 6TH “A decent lap for sure. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but a pretty good lap. It’s something for a good start."

1st Greg Biffle 2nd Matt Kenseth 7th David Ragan 16th Marcos Ambrose 20th Trevor Bayne 23rd Carl Edwards 27th Travis Kvapil 29th AJ Allmendinger 31st JJ Yeley 38th Andy Lally 39th David Gilliland 41st Tony Raines 42nd Ken Schrader 45th Erik Darnell

KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) WHAT IS THE STRATEGY THIS WEEKEND FOR YOU AND THE NO. 22 SHELL/PENNZOIL DODGE TEAM? “We’re definitely pushing hard to try to win this weekend, to be a participant in the Sprint Summer Showdown."

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 WIX FILTERS CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed track safety and driver safety equipment as well as racing at Michigan.