NASCAR Cup Series

KASEY KAHNE, No. 4 Red Bull Toyota Camry, Red Bull Racing Team Starting Position: 1st How is the track different now than when you won the Truck race? "It's a little bit different, but it's the same tire so some of the things are similar."

Kasey Kahne won the pole for Saturday nights Sprint Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway with record lap of 181.254 mph. Jamie McMurray set the previous record a year ago with a lap of 180.370 mph.

DAVID GILLILAND - No. 34 Taco Bell Ford Fusion - "We got messed up in qualifying. We had a broken ignition wire underneath the dash and we hardly got any practice. "

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 10th QUALIFYING RUN INITIALLY WASN'T RECORDED: "There's a couple different ways that you can look at it."

KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR EVENTFUL PRACTICE TODAY? “We ended up blowing a right-front tire that sent us straight into the fence on the last lap of practice."

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET met with media and discussed improving race car issues, last week's race at Richmond, upcoming races at Dover and Charlotte, Mother's Day, and more.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Doublemint Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How is your car this weekend? “Car is not bad. The Doublemint Camry seems to be pretty good thus far."

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will see another round of Saturday night action at the track to tough to tame: Darlington Raceway.

Budweiser and Kevin Harvick will celebrate Fourth of July this year with a special patriotic paint scheme that will be selected by adult NASCAR fans and featured on the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet during the July 2 race at Daytona International Speedway.

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, is leading the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings for the third straight week. He spoke with reporters in the Darlington Raceway infield media center to discuss a variety of subjects.