NASCAR Cup Series

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – Qualified 7th - ON HIS QUALIFYING EFFORT: “The first round was really good for us. Our Target Chevy drove really nice. I didn’t even feel like I was driving hard. So, the second round I tried to get a little more and I just got loose into (Turn) 1 and screwed up my whole lap. And then, the third round there I backed my entry up into (Turn) 1 and still got loose in but was able to get to the bottom and then I just got really tight off of (Turn) 1 and it killed my lap. Turns 2 and 3 are pretty good, but I just killed it there in Turn 1.”

In 2015, Martin Truex Jr. went from longtime journeyman to a breakout contender with a win at Pocono Raceway. In 2016, he went from breakout contender to legitimate championship contender, achieving his first multi-win season of his career. He shows no signs of slowing down this season after 13 races.

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - How confident are you coming into the race weekend at Pocono? “Definitely have some confidence coming here to Pocono. It’s a really good track for us the last few years. Last year we had a couple really strong cars here and if I remember right, we had a lugnut knock the inner valve stem off both races."

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 KALAHARI RESORTS & CONVENTIONS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed stage racing, the progress of his team, getting a win versus points-racing, rules changes, and more.

CHRIS BUESCHER, NO. 37 SCOTT PRODUCTS CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed last year’s win at Pocono, his season thus far, the progress of the team, and more. TALK ABOUT THE EMOTIONS OF WINNING THE RAIN-PLAGUED RACE AT POCONO LAST YEAR “Yeah, we needed a jon boat to get back to the hauler afterwards."

Kyle Larson topped the chart in first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Pocono Raceway.

DANIEL SUÁREZ, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What’s it like to be part of fan events? “It’s very cool because, I think to have some good interaction with all the fans a little bit outside of the race track, I think that is something good. Sometimes you can start to know the personality in a different way. I think it’s going to be fun. Donald (Edwards, PR rep) told me about this a few days ago and I am excited about it. I like this place a lot, I like the mountains and the fans are great. I had the opportunity to interact with a few fans here and they are actually waiting for us to come back. It’s a great place and I’m looking forward to coming back later in the year and enjoy this fan fest.”

Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford Fusion, was part of a press conference in the Pocono Raceway infield media center before practice. KURT BUSCH – No. 41 Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford Fusion – A BIG WEEKEND WITH MONSTER ENERGY AND FREE FRIDAY. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT BEING INVOLVED IN THAT? “I think it’s great to see more and more of what Monster can do at track and what the tracks can do with Monster Energy."

Darrell Wallace Jr. will be making his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at Pocono Raceway as he fills in for Aric Almirola, who is still recovering from a back injury suffered during the race at Kansas Speedway. Wallace held a Q&A session this morning to talk about his opportunity.

TY DILLON, NO. 13 GEICO CHEVROLET SS, met with the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed his run last weekend at Dover, the team’s progress thus far this season, his potential plans for 2018 and many other topics.