NASCAR Cup Series

The iconic Ford Mustang won for the first time in NASCAR’s top series, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, behind driver Brad Keselowski at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

After a lengthy red flag for rain/mist, Kyle Busch was able to hold off 2016 Truck Series champion Johnny Sauter for his 52nd career win in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, breaking Ron Hornaday's former record of 51 series wins.

Clint Bowyer has been one of the fastest cars all week, and he showed that again during Saturday's final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch was the fastest Toyota driver in final MENCS practice and made available to the media in Atlanta:KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Snickers Creamy Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CAMARO ZL1 – Fastest Chevrolet in the final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practiceYOU HAVE A REALLY FAST CAR THIS WEEKEND. HOW DO YOU FEEL AFTER THAT PRACTICE SESSION?“Well, the car has got speed we’ve just got to do a better job of making it hold on right now."

The fastest Ford in final Cup series practice was Clint Bowyer. The driver of the No. 14 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing, has shown speed all weekend and met with media members after the final practice to assess his team's chances for victory on Sunday.

At a track known for making history, Aric Almirola did something on Friday at Atlanta Motor Speedway that he hadn’t done in nearly seven years: win the pole for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race.

RYAN PREECE, NO. 47 KROGER.COM CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Atlanta Motor Speedway and discussed his JTG team and their outlook for the season, tendencies of the new aero package, racing this weekend for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity series and many other topics. Highlights from media scrum session:

The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 is scheduled to begin on Sunday, February 24 at 2 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang -- Qualified 1st - HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO POST A 30:55 IN THE THIRD ROUND AFTER TWO LAPS ON TIRES? “Sneaky. You know, we knew our car had a lot of raw speed in it and through the rounds the adjustments that Johnny was making kept making our car a little bit better."