NASCAR Cup Series

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2ND - YOU LED THE RACE IN THE LATE STAGES. YOU CHOSE TO GO HIGH IN TURNS 1 AND 2 AND IT SEEMED LIKE YOU MADE UP A LITTLE GROUND. WHAT WAS BEHIND THE DECISION THERE?

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Autotrader Ford Fusion - RACE WINNER) WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAD TO OVERCOME TODAY, DID YOU THINK THAT YOU HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH KEVIN (HARVICK)? “You never know. That’s how these races are. We had a lot of adversity today there’s not doubt about that. These races aren’t easy."

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Chase Elliott topped the chart in the final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Ford and Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski was a very vocal proponent of the new aero package instituted by NASCAR for 2017 which reduces the downforce on the race cars. Ford Performance caught up with Keselowski to discuss his thoughts after hitting the track in Atlanta under the new rules.

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Atlanta Motor Speedway has been dominated by a number of drivers over the years. There was Dale Earnhardt with nine wins, Bobby Labonte with six and Jeff Gordon with five. Now Jimmie Johnson owns the deed to the Hampton, Georgia facility.

This weekend all three NASCAR series head to Atlanta Motor Speedway culminating with Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. But did you know that this race will mark a milestone in the series as the 2,500th Cup race?

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Kevin Harvick will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Kevin Harvick claimed just his second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a qualifying time of 29.118 Friday night.

KEVIN HARVICK (No. 4 Jimmy John’s Ford Fusion) -- WALK THROUGH THAT FINAL ROUND QUALIFYING LAP. “Yeah, that was the best our car had been and for me the most comfortable because I could see where I was going into turn one.

Ryan Newman led the charge for Team Chevy in qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) laying down a lap of 29.199 seconds/189.870 mph in the final round of knock-out qualifying for Sunday’s Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race, the second event of the 2017 campaign. Newman leads all active drivers with seven career poles at the 1.5-mile, Hampton, Georgia track. The driver of the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS led a contingent of five Bowtie branded drivers in the final qualifying order.