NASCAR Cup Series

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.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Skittles Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs RacingWhich of the three NASCAR vehicles does the new package race like?“To me, my comparison has always been closer to trucks than the Xfinity cars. The older Xfinity cars, back before the COT Xfinity car so whatever the COY cars were, I don’t remember what years those were – certainly 2009, but I don’t remember when it switched."

With a lap time of 25.480 seconds, Ryan Blaney captured his sixth career pole for Sunday’s TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed the season thus far, the new race package, his relationship with crew chief, Chad Knaus, his expectations for Phoenix and Fontana, and more. Highlights:

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at ISM Raceway and discussed racing at his home track, what his relationship with sponsor Nationwide is like, lapped cars and many other topics. Highlights from media scrum session:

DANIEL HEMRIC, NO. 8 OKUMA CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at ISM Raceway and discussed his season thus far, the speed RCR has, his relationship with crew chief Luke Lambert, and many other topics. Full Transcript: