NASCAR Cup Series

Ryan Blaney and his No. 21 Virginia Tech Ford Fusion led the way for Ford Motor Company in Friday’s Sprint Cup qualifying session at Bristol Motor Speedway.

GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 EcoBoost Ford Fusion – WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE SPIN IN QUALIFYING? “I was just a little bit too loose. It was gonna be a great lap. It was gonna be a sub-15.00 lap for sure, and I got in the corner really deep and got on the throttle and I didn’t even feel the back move.

CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 STANLEY Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 1st - Are you surprised you won the pole? “A little bit surprising – we didn’t make a mock run. That tells you how great of teammates I have."

Carl Edwards (Toyota) won the pole, Denny Hamlin (Toyota) was second, Kyle Busch (Toyota) was third, Ryan Blaney (Ford) was fourth and Matt Kenseth (Toyota) will start fifth to round out the Top five qualifiers.

This week, our NASCAR experts talk whether Mid-Ohio bettered the case for more road courses in NASCAR and whether Justin Mark's win was more on him and Ganassi or a stroke of luck. We also discussed possible themes that other tracks can do with Darlington's throwback weekend as a model and rated the first year of the race to the XFINITY Chase.

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Carl Edwards will lead the field to the green flag in Saturday night's race at Thunder Valley. The driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota scored the pole for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race after posting a time of 14.602 and a speed of 131.407 mph.

The winner of the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race on Saturday, August 20 at the Bristol Motor Speedway will take home a one-of-a-kind championship trophy that salutes American freedom.

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA AUTO PARTS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Bristol Motor Speedway and discussed his involvement with a youth initiative, Chase U, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, his current position in the point standings, his thoughts heading into Bristol this weekend and many other topics.

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Kyle Busch topped the chart in final Sprint Cup Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.796 and a speed of 129.684 mph.

CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 Stanley Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How much do you enjoy racing at Bristol? “I always love to come to Bristol, it’s a fun race track. The track is a lot different right now though."