NASCAR Cup Series

Juan Pablo Montoya, in the No. 42 Target Chevrolet, captured the Auto Club 400 Coors Light Pole Friday afternoon in qualifying at Auto Club Speedway.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 2nd How was your race car in practice and qualifying? "It's been a good day. Focusing on qualifying and things like that...."

Ford Qualifying Results: 6th - David Ragan 11th - Matt Kenseth 13th - Marcos Ambrose 18th - Carl Edwards 20th - AJ Allmendinger 27th - Trevor Bayne 32nd - Greg Biffle 36th - Travis Kvapil 37th - David Gilliland 39th - Ken Schrader 42nd - Tony Raines

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 21st “Just not the lap we were looking for in our Miller Lite Dodge Charger. We unloaded good here and unloaded good in Las Vegas and in qualifying just seemed to struggle."

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET met with media and discussed restrictor plate racing at Daytona and Talladega, the upcoming Martinsville race, the rain and track conditions at Auto Club Speedway, and more.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Auto Club Speedway and discussed practice, qualifying and rivalries and other topics.

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Why do you think this track tends to produce a fuel mileage race? "It just depends on how the race is shaping up."

KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Auto Club Dodge Charger R/T) YOU ARE LEADING THE POINTS, THE ONLY DRIVER WITH FOUR TOP 10S; ARE YOU IN BETTER POSITION THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU’D BE? “I think that we’re right on par. It’s been a good start to our season."

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 AMP ENERGY/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET met with media and discussed how the season is going, upcoming races at Martinsville and Talladega, his relationship with his crew chief, and more.

Many of them arrived at Fontana-California early Thursday morning so they could be one of the first to pass through the infield gates of the Auto Club Speedway.