NASCAR Cup Series

Matt Kenseth topped the chart in final Sprint Cup Series practice at Auto Club Speedway. The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 38.831 and a speed of 185.419 mph.

Carl Edwards topped the chart in second Sprint Cup Series practice at Auto Club Speedway. The driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 38.317 and a speed of 187.906 mph.

Yesterday, Dave Moody - host of SiriusXM Speedway - told the Chairman and CEO of NASCAR that he regularly gets calls from fans asking about any chance of Dodge returning to the sport or any other potential manufacturers joining Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota.

The driver of the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet scored the pole for the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway with a time of 38.200 and a speed of 188.482 mph.

TREVOR BAYNE – No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion – “It was pretty event-free, really. It was kind of nice because every session we were comfortably around the top 10. They did a great job with the car this week. I feel like it was really good in race trim and I was happy with how it drove because it didn’t just have speed."

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 Sport Clips Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 3rd - How was your qualifying run? “Pretty good. We concentrated on qualifying today, trying to save those tires for tomorrow and I feel pretty confident."

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AMERICAN ETHANOL CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER - YOU WERE DAYTONA 500 POLE WINNER TWO YEARS AGO, YOU HADN’T HAD A POLE SINCE WHAT DOES THIS ONE MEAN TO YOU? “It means everything. That is what I said down the backstretch."

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 AMERICAN ETHANOL CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the team’s positive progress this year, the new race package, and more.

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Auto Club Speedway and discussed his progress thus far this season, how the new rules package has affected his driving style and many other topics.

CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 Subway Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What is your outlook at Fontana this weekend? “I think all of the drivers – I’m pretty sure I can speak for all of them -- we've been looking forward to this race track. The tires fall off a bunch here with multiple grooves."