NASCAR Cup Series

During a time when the economy has taken its toll on the entertainment world, NASCAR as a sport was not immune and all the average fan had to do was look around at all the empty seats.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How has your week been heading into Dover? “We’re definitely looking forward to getting back to racing."

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed the incident and penalties from last week at Darlington, the All-Star and Coca-Cola 600 races coming up, sponsorships and more.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET met with media and discussed ‘Boys Have At It’, upcoming races at Charlotte, what he likes about Dover, penalties, and more.

CLINT BOWYER, NO. 33 BB&T CHEVROLETmet with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed racing at Dover, NASCAR penalties and other topics.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 AMP ENERGY SUGAR FREE/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed the commitment cone, driver confrontations and other topics.

Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Wiley X Sunglasses Ford Fusion, sits tenth in the current points standings as he returns to the site of his Cup debut when he subbed for Bill Elliott on September 20, 1998.

Jack Roush and his race teams have been battling the “Monster Mile” of Dover International Speedway for almost 25 years and during that time the ‘Cat in the Hat’ has experienced more than his fair share of success at the one-mile concrete oval ..

Carl Edwards is known for giving away his trophies from victory lane, but after winning the Nationwide race at Nashville Superspeedway last month he decided to auction off his Sam Bass-painted Gibson guitar trophy with the funds raised going to benefit the family of Roush Fenway employee Jonathan Bunting

There are 11 Fords participating in the Fed Ex 400 at Dover International Speedway.