NASCAR Cup Series

For each of the 36 races during the 2011 Sprint Cup season, TUMS will provide a brief historical recap of a moment when a team fought back to overcome an obstacle, one that can easily be described as a TUMS “Fights Back Fast” Moment. This week, the focus is on Charlotte Motor Speedway.

A great deal has been made of the phrase ‘winning’ over the past two months, but for Roush Fenway’s diverse and talented stable of drivers, winning has become fast reality.

Faced with having to “go or go home” in his first time out in a Sprint Cup car, young Ricky Stenhouse Jr. came through like an old pro and qualified ninth for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

DAVID RAGAN – No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion – “We’re prepared. We know what’s in front of us. Qualifying here tonight is just the beginning."

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger) Qualified 1st “This car was awesome man. Awesome! Fast cars go fast and this is a team is making a lot of progress."

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 4th How important is qualifying for your team? "We're by no means a qualifying race team, so that's a good sign for us and this weekend."

Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, qualified fifth to be the fastest of the 17 Team Chevy drivers set to start Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

After five weeks of being out of sight due to an undisclosed illness, Trevor Bayne emerged from the cone of silence that had been surrounding him and his condition.

Bayne handles life with a maturity and grace far beyond his years. “I think this year is just helping me figure out what I am made of."

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET met with media and discussed racing in Kansas next week, the length of the Coca-Cola 600, Memorial Day memories, his foundation and pediatric cancer, and more.