NASCAR Cup Series

Austin Dillon and Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 American Ethanol Team Earn 13th-Place Finish at Pocono Raceway "The American Ethanol Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was extremely tight through Stage 1."

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA ALL PRO TEACHERS CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 3rd - THE MODERATOR: We are joined by our third‑place finisher, Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 88 AXALTA All Pro Teachers Chevrolet. This is Alex's first top‑10 finish in six races here at Pocono Raceway.

However, Busch's experience and powerful No. 18 Caramel M&M's Toyota Camry was just too much on this race day.  Drawing daylight between himself and Suarez, the 33-year-old Las Vegas, Nevada native drove his way to his sixth win of the 2018 MENCS season.

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 AXALTA ALL PRO TEACHERS CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 3rd *Career Best Cup Series Finish* HOW GOOD WAS THE RACE CAR? “We really struggled all week. But then the boss man showed up (Mr. Hendrick) and magically we got better today. Really glad for Axalta and to have the Eagles on the car in Pocono close to Philly (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is pretty special."

KEVIN HARVICK, No. 4 Mobil 1 Ford Fusion - FINISHED 4th “It was eventful. I think we went to the back twice and made our way back to the front each time. We made a good race out of it but it is hard to swallow on a day like that when our Mobil 1 Ford was the class of the field. You never know what is going to happen on these days. It is hard to put them together and you win some and lose some.”

GMS Racing announced today that AfterShokz, the bone conduction headphone brand known for prioritizing situational awareness and comfort through its unique open-ear design, will be an associate sponsor on the No. 23 ISM Connect/AfterShokz Chevrolet Camaro at Watkins Glen International in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Zippo 200. In addition to the team welcoming AfterShokz on board, they also announced that NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series (NMECS) driver, A.J. Allmendinger will fulfill the No. 23 entry along side with Justin Haley that will be in the No. 24 for the Statesville-based team.

Post-qualifying tech dealt a Saturday shake-up to the starting lineup for Sunday’s Gander Outdoors 400 after the cars driven by the five of the top six qualifiers — including the initial front row of Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch — failed inspection at Pocono Raceway.

KYLE BUSCH, No 18 M&M’s Caramel Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 2nd - Did you get really loose there in the second round? “Yeah, it was a handful. I just can’t get a feel for what we got going on here this weekend. I’m not sure what exactly I’m missing, but I’m hoping that going to bed tonight and waking up at a different day is going to help things out, so, you know, we got – I think we overachieved there in qualifying and got a good starting spot – certainly more than what we had anticipated going into the day, but then I mean we’ve got to race what we got right now for tomorrow, so we’ll see what we’ve got tomorrow.”

KEVIN HARVICK, No. 4 Mobil 1 Ford Fusion - Qualified 1st - HOW CONFIDENT WERE YOU THAT YOU WOULD SIT ON THE POLE TODAY? “I have screwed it up here a lot to tell you the truth. It is really hard to have a fast car and put it together all three rounds. I have not put three corners together several times here. The car is always faster than I am here. I can tell you that for sure. To be able to finally put together one lap is definitely exciting. To be able to finally get a pole here is a good start to the weekend and having the first pit stall is definitely a good thing.”

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR/CREDIT ONE BANK CAMARO ZL1- Qualified 4th - ON HIS QUALIFYING RUN “Yeah, it’s been a hot minute since we’ve qualified good, so it’s nice to get a good finish in there for Qualifying. We didn’t start off very good and I had to make a second run in the second round, but was able to learn some things there to help us get some speed. So, I was happy about that. And, I’m also happy that they were able to repair the car good (from spin incident in final practice session earlier today) to go run a fast lap.”