NASCAR Cup Series

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Caramel Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 3rd - How was your qualifying run? “It was all right. Thought we had a pretty good piece but misjudged the speed we needed to run there in the final round to carry good speed through the corner and have enough speed down the straightaway. I just got too tight.”

Kevin Harvick continued his dominance on the track Friday claiming the Busch Pole Award for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series KC Masterpiece 400 at Kansas Speedway. He led qualifying in his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford with a 188.811 mph lap to secure his second pole of the season and his 23rd career Cup Series pole. It will be the fourth time Harvick has led the field to green at the 1.5-mile Kansas track.

CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 BREYERS 2 N 1 CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 10th - VERY STRONG TOP 10 STARTING EFFORT FOR YOU TODAY IN QUALIFYING: “Yeah that is really good. Practice went pretty decent and we got a good mock run in and was just trying not to mess it up. I’m proud of the effort. Our Breyers 2 N 1 Camaro ZL1 was good all three runs."

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 78 5-hour ENERGY/Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing What do you enjoy about racing at Kansas Speedway? “I am excited to be here. Obviously last year, winning both races was really cool for our team. This track for whatever reason has been one that we’ve been really successful at over the years. Not sure why, but it seems like I am comfortable here and I like the track. And for whatever reason, the way I like to drive my car around it usually produces some speed. So far, today has been a little hectic because of the schedule and missing a lot of practice time. I feel like we have a good idea of where we want to be and I am looking forward to the rest of the weekend.”

Kevin Harvick is coming off a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win at Dover International Speedway the past weekend and is looking to go back-to-back for the second time this year. Harvick has two wins here at Kansas Speedway, the last one coming in the fall of 2016 almost two years ago.

Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 14 Haas Automation/VF1 Ford Fusion, is racing in front of his hometown fans this weekend at Kansas Speedway. Bowyer, who has one victory in 2018, spoke about what it would mean to win here tomorrow night, among other topics before today’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying.

WILLIAM BRYON, NO. 24 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed his progress thus far in his rookie season, coming to Kansas, the site of his first Truck Series win, the outlook for the rest of the season and many other topics. Full Transcript:

Roush Fenway Racing heads to the Great Plains this weekend as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) treks to Kansas Speedway for the first time in 2018. RFR will have a familiar face back in the garage with Matt Kenseth making his 2018 debut in the No. 6, his first appearance with the organization since the 2012 season.

Ford drivers Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth and Aric Almirola conducted separate Q&A sessions at Kansas Speedway this morning and discussed a variety of topics. Here are transcripts of each press conference.

The PROPERTY From the Collection of Richard Petty, the highly anticipated motorsports auction event of the season, is now set to go live, Saturday, May 12 at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and online.