NASCAR Cup Series

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend for the first race of the Round of 12. There’s no denying that Toyota has had a crazy year, with Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. leading the pack.

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Interstate Batteries/ABC Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What would it mean to you to get a win at Charlotte Motor Speedway? “It would certainly mean a lot. We’ve been trying here for a long, long time and we’ve been close a few times and it just hasn’t all quite worked out the way we would have wanted it to I guess at the end of some of the races, so certainly we feel as though there’s no better opportunity to win a Charlotte race than in the Chase."

CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 STANLEY Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What are your expectations entering the ‘Round of 12’ with Talladega Superspeedway looming? “Somebody’s going to leave here really happy and I hope it’s me. This is – this round I believe is probably the toughest one just with Talladega out there and these mile-and-a-halves."

Martin Truex Jr.’s Furniture Row Racing Toyota will include a new sponsor for Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway – Maaco – North America’s Bodyshop.

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress, Furniture Row Racing - How does it feel to have Maaco join your team? “Obviously, we’re really excited. This has been such a big season for everybody at Furniture Row Racing bringing on new partners and this is just another step in that direction, so again a great nationwide and even in Canada – a huge company (Maaco)."

When asked the importance of winning one of the first two races so as to not need to rely on a decent finish at the wild card race of Talladega, Austin Dillon said that it's important, but "you can still have a really good finish at Talladega."

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW COATING MATERIALS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media to discuss making it through the first round of the Chase, the importance of winning early in the Round of 12 and many other topics.

UniFirst and 11-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports have reached an eight-year agreement that will make the workwear and textile service company a primary sponsor of the No. 5 Chevrolet SS driven by Kasey Kahne. The contract runs through the year 2023.

Dover Recap: Denny Hamlin finished ninth in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, advancing to the Round of 12 in the Chase playoffs after four drivers were eliminated following the 400-lap event at the "Monster Mile.”

Michael Annett will make his 100th career start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this weekend when his No. 46 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet team competes at the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway.