NASCAR Cup Series

MARTIN TRUEX JR, No. 78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - Starting Position: 3rd - After a solid qualifying effort, what are your expectations for tomorrow’s race? “Well we’re third. We wanted to be first, so today was an okay day."

Kyle Larson paved the way for Team Chevy in qualifying for tomorrow night’s Go Bowling 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Kansas Speedway with a ninth place effort in the No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS. Larson ran a speed of 187.950 mph in the final round of knockout qualifying on the 1.5-mile track.

Danica Patrick visited the media center at Kansas Speedway Friday afternoon to discuss the days two practice sessions, upcoming qualifying and her unique paint scheme for the Saturday night race. Below is a transcript of race-related questions.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., fresh off his first career MENSC win last weekend at Talladega, met with media members Friday after the final Cup practice session to discuss the historic win, the weekend ahead and more.

Kyle Busch topped the chart in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Kansas Speedway. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest with a time of 28.279 and a speed of 187.963 mph.

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 MCDONALD’S $1 ANY SIZE SOFT DRINK CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed today’s practice sessions, his teammate Kyle Larson, Chip Ganassi Racing overall, the All-Star race next weekend, and more.

If you’re a resident of South Carolina, Darlington Raceway has a great ticket opportunity for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 event on Sept. 3.

Clint Bowyer last won a race nearly five years ago and his career slowly started to dip until he hit rock bottom last season. Now he's back to posting competitive numbers and looks to end his long winless drought.

Heading into the Monster Energy NASCAR® Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 14 Ford Fusion for Stewart-Haas Racing, joined ExxonMobil and B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe), a non-profit organization that provides hands-on defensive driving workshops in cities nationwide, as an honorary driving instructor for local teenage drivers at his home track.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 MOUNTAIN DEW DEW-S-A CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Kansas Speedway and discussed competing this weekend at Kansas, his thoughts on next weekend’s All- Star race, his new show on DIY Network and many other topics.