NASCAR Cup Series

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET met with media and discussed the manner in which drivers are racing each other now, road racing at Infineon, two-car drafting style at Daytona next week, and more.

In opening practice at Sonoma Raceway, one of the most underrated road course racers in the series led the way.

KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE STRENGTH OF YOUR TEAM RIGHT NOW? “I would give us a B-plus. We’ve run really well, consistent."

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 RHEEM TANKLESS CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Infineon Raceway and discussed road course racing, next week’s Daytona race and other topics.

Betty McCollum last week vowed to continue her fight to drastically slash, if not even eliminate, the portion of the Department of Defense's budget that is being spent on advertising with professional sports organizations.

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 AMP ENERGY/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET met with media and discussed road racing at Infineon, qualifying, next week’s race at Daytona, and more.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Pretzel Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing What’s your mindset to this weekend’s race? “It’s exciting to get back to the road courses here in 2011."

MATT KENSETH, No. 17 Crown Royal Ford LOOKING AHEAD TO DAYTONA, THE SECOND RACE UNDER LIGHTS. IS YOUR CAR SET UP SIMILAR TO THE SHOOT OUT? “I don’t think your car set up will be a lot different, I think the biggest difference going there this time than if February is the weather."

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/JIMMIE JOHNSON FOUNDATION CHEVROLETmet with members of the media at Infineon Raceway and discussed road course racing, points position and other topics.

CARL EDWARDS, No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO RACING THIS WEEKEND?“I told my wife this week on Wednesday when we were driving around that I was really excited about going racing this weekend."