NASCAR Cup Series

As the laps ticked away, it seemed two tires would be enough to win the day at Phoenix. Then Kyle Busch was added to the equation.

RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 MoneyLion Ford Mustang – “We were on two tires and I just held on. Actually, ours held on a lot better than what I thought it was going to, but then when it got to 30 to go or 25 to go I got kind of tight and I couldn’t hit three and four anymore, and then I ran up on lap traffic and it absolutely killed me. Once we got passed, we were kind of close on gas, so it was full fuel save mode when you know you’re not gonna win the race. It was a good call to take two tires. I don’t think we would have got to third on four because it was hard to pass out there. I’m proud of this team. We needed that. That’s where we’ve been running all year, it just hasn’t been where we’ve been finishing.”

Kyle Larson, No. 42 McDonald’s Camaro Zl1 – Finished 6th Nice top 10 finish for you guys today both you and your teammate come out of here with top 10’s.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media following the final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice session. Johnson and the No. 48 Camaro ZL1 team were the quickest among the Chevrolet’s placing seventh on the final practice speed chart. Johnson will start tomorrow’s TicketGuardian 500 from the 15th position.

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang – HOW DO YOU FEEL YOUR CAR IS AFTER PRACTICE? “We made some good gains on it over the last few practices. I feel like we were a little bit off yesterday in qualifying trim – in practice and in qualifying – and I’d say the first practice today we made a little bit more progress, but still wasn’t there and got a lot closer, especially in the short run.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was made available to the media at ISM Raceway: DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Tell us about the hole-in-one.

Following his Team Penske teammates’ success the last two weeks, Ryan Blaney captured the pole position on Friday afternoon for Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway.

RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 MoneyLion Ford Mustang – DOES IT FEEL DIFFERENT OUT THERE? “Yeah, it’s a pretty decent amount different. You can feel it. You can feel the taller spoiler, bigger splitter, you can really feel that, especially turn one and two since it’s really flat. I feel like you can get in there a little bit faster, roll a lot faster, get back to the throttle sooner."

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang – WHAT KIND OF RACING WILL WE SEE WITH THIS ADDED DOWNFORCE? “I guess I’m unsure right now. I think a few years back when we had the bigger spoilers and the bigger splitters on the car, I know we’re a little more than that again. I guess I think of that a little bit."

TEAM CHEVY NOTES AND QUOTES: CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 HOOTERS CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 2nd YOU’VE GOT TO BE PLEASED WITH WHERE YOU’RE STARTING, RIGHT? “Yeah, I hate qualifying second.