NASCAR Cup Series

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 78 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - Is it safe to say you're a fan of the stage racing? "Oh, yeah, for sure definitely a fan of the stage racing. It's been good to us to far and looking forward to hopefully getting some more points this weekend."

Matt Kenseth will lead the field to the green flag after winning the pole for the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway.

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed what it’s like to see his name in the news a lot, his views of the younger drivers coming up in the sport, grassroots racing, and more.

DANIEL SUÁREZ, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What was it like making your NASCAR XFINITY Series debut at Richmond International Raceway? "Well, Richmond has been a good place for me. Actually, last week it was very funny because I saw on Facebook that last week three years ago I did my debut here in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, so I thought that was pretty cool"

Over the last few years, Yankees Captain Derek Jeter retired from baseball, Lakers legend Kobe Bryant called it an NBA career, and Peyton Manning retired from football after a brilliant career with the Colts and Broncos. And now NASCAR will soon bid farewell to one of the best drivers of all time.

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 AARP DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed the opening practice session, his outlook for qualifying, his thoughts on teammate Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s retirement and many other topics.

GRAY GAULDING, No. 23 sweetFrog Toyota Camry, BK Racing - What is it like looking forward to competing this weekend at your home track? “Yeah, I felt like we've had a pretty solid season. We've struggled a couple races. It's just all about learning, getting used to these cars and tracks that I haven't been to. I feel like myself and my team, BK Racing, we've gelled well from the first race.

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Richmond International Speedway and discussed the rest of the week since making his announcement to retire at the end of the 2017 season, all the outpouring of love and support from his fellow competitors and fans and many other topics. 

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Can you talk about what it's like coming home seeking a fourth Cup win at Richmond International Raceway? “Well, it's always a track that we look to get on track relatively speaking. It seems like this racetrack for whatever reason, it's been good to me. Obviously, very similar to Martinsville in the sense of no matter how good or bad our cars are at, at the certain time, we always can be competitive at a race track like this. We hope that's the same case this weekend. We look to try to get our first win of the season here.”

As we near the first quarter mark of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, Ryan Blaney is in the midst of what looks like a breakout season.