NASCAR Cup Series

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.

8th, MARTIN TRUEX JR. 10th, KASEY KAHNE 12th, KYLE BUSCH 16th, BOBBY LABONTE 18th, JOEY LOGANO 25th, DENNY HAMLIN 26th, DAVID REUTIMANN 30th, BRIAN VICKERS 32nd, LANDON CASSILL 34th, JOE NEMECHEK 39th, MICHAEL MCDOWELL 43rd, CASEY MEARS

KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 20th “It was just too tight and had to wait on it too long in the center of the corner. If you’re waiting on a short track, you’re going to be about 20th.”

KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/ Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) TALK ABOUT THE START TO YOUR SEASON AND BEING A FIVE-TIME WINNER AT BRISTOL? “This is a great weekend to try and build on our points."

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.