NASCAR Cup Series

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.

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed his run at Watkins Glen last week, what it takes to be successful when coming into NASCAR, running at Bristol and much more.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How was practice Friday at Michigan? "It was a good practice. I felt like we have learned a lot. Obviously, we've had some good finishes the last three times here."

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge R/T) CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR STRATEGY HERE AT MICHIGAN THIS WEEKEND? “Sure. You know, it’s been a good couple weeks for us over the last three or four races."

Marcos Ambrose, fresh off his first Sprint Cup win Monday at Watkins Glen, met with media members prior to qualifying at Michigan International Speedway Friday afternoon.

CLINT BOWYER, NO. 33 CHEERIOS/HAMBURGER HELPER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed the Chase, his points position, his contract situation and other topics.

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, met with media members after the first practice session Friday from Michigan International Speedway.