NASCAR Cup Series

Carl Edwards was fastest in the first practice session on Friday and backup it up by capturing the pole for Sunday’s Jeff Byrd 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a lap of 128.014mph.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 PEPSI MAX CHEVROLET, met with media and discussed key differences in today's track at Bristol and previous one, the point structure, upcoming races, and more.

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET met with media and discussed racing at Bristol, other upcoming tracks, the point system, and more.

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed racing at Bristol, his season so far and other topics.

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing How do you feel entering this weekend’s race seventh in the NSCS standings? “It feels good to come in here in a decent position.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing What did you learn during the first practice session? “Just worked on mostly race trim until right there at the end.

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD/AMP ENERGY CHEVROLET met with media and discussed the change in crew chiefs, Danica Patrick, upcoming races, racing this weekend at Bristol, and more.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE'S CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed racing at Bristol, Auto Club Speedway, different kinds of tracks, the points system and other topics.

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 TORNADOS CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed his season so far, the technical challenges of Bristol since the resurface, his thoughts on Danica's first race at Bristol and more.

MARK MARTIN, NO. 5 GODADDY.COM CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed racing at Bristol, difficult tracks on the circuit, working with new crew chief Lance McGrew and other topics.