NASCAR Cup Series

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWES/KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET, FINISHED 3RD:ON HIS RACE: "The race off pit road is what got us. That track position was everything."

CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 Scotts EZ Seed Ford Fusion (Finished 2nd) – “It was exciting. I thought I could get to him at the end and rough him up a little bit and maybe get by him, but his car took off."

Bristol Motor Speedway Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City Post-Race Quotes NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

A total of 17 Team Chevy drivers will start the 51st Annual Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS), round four (4) of the 2011 season.

Each race weekend, select Dodge Motorsports engineers, Penske Racing crew chiefs, engineers, drivers or engine specialists give their insight on the ‘Keys for Success’ for the upcoming race.

Carl Edwards turned in the fastest lap of NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying to earn the Pole for the Jeff Byrd 500 (presented by Food City).Edwards’ teammate Greg Biffle secured the #2 spot.

Trevor Bayne and the Wood Brothers No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion will line up 19th for Sunday’s Jeff Byrd 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

For the second time this season Regan Smith set a career Sprint Cup mark. The latest was an all-time best qualifying performance of third, which he achieved Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway during time trials for Sunday's Jeff Byrd 500.

TRAVIS KVAPIL - No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford Fusion (Qualified 35th) - "Lap time wise we were a little slower than what we practiced, but it kind of felt OK."

Regan Smith Posts Career-Best Qualifying Effort with Third Place Start at Bristol; Five Team Chevy Drivers to Start in Top-10 in Jeff Byrd 500.