NASCAR Cup Series

At the beginning of the season, all the talk was about the new Kyle Busch, the driver who was more mature, calculated on the track, and more accessible off the track even after a bad run.

This week brings the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to Michigan, home of the International Cherry Spitting Championships held each year in Eau Claire.

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion and the current Sprint Cup points leader took time to meet with media after the final practice session of the day at Michigan International Speedway Friday afternoon.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing What do you think of your performance of late? "It feels good being more competitive here the last six, seven weeks or so."

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed swapping cars with Lewis Hamilton at The Glen, repaving Michigan, the upcoming Sonoma race and other topics.

KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE GREAT THREE-RACE STRETCH YOU'VE HAD? “It’s been a good three-race stretch for us, even further back to Dover."

The makers of Schick Xtreme3 Refresh today announced a partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing and Martin Truex Jr. to support the launch of Schick Xtreme3 FitStyle Refresh, a high performance razor with a handle designed to invigorate men’s shaves.

REGAN SMITH, NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed goal of getting to the top-20 in standings and other topics.

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET met with media and discussed fuel mileage and race strategy, long winless streaks, being off probation, track repaving, and more.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLETmet with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed his season to date, racing at Michigan, road course racing and other topics.