NASCAR Cup Series

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION/MONSTER ENERGY CHEVROLET SS met with media during Media Day at Daytona International Speedway.

TY DILLON, NO. 95 CHEERIOS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Media Day at Daytona International Speedway.

DALE EARNHARDT JR.: -- yeah, I mean, I didn't get to steal anything, but I wanted to carry all the tapes out of there, all the video, and go catalog it myself. I got room if they would like to store it where I'm at.

MICHAEL McDOWELL, NO. 59 THRIVENT FINANCIAL/ KLOVE RADIO CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Media Day at Daytona International Speedway.

Actor Gerard Butler, star of the high-octane action thriller London Has Fallen that opens in theaters nationwide March 4, will serve as the Grand Marshal for the 58th annual DAYTONA 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. at Daytona International Speedway (TV – FOX, FOX Deportes; Radio – MRN Radio, SiriusXM).

“It feels good. Even three weeks ago, I had no clue what was going on. I got a call from Tommy (Baldwin, team owner). Everything happened quick, and the next thing I know I’m coming to Daytona to go racing and have a full-time, locked-in deal with a charter.

I’m excited for our sport. I think that we have some really quality drivers coming up through the sport and yeah, it’s as good as I’ve seen it and been around. Chase Elliott is going to bring that. My brother (Ty Dillon) is going to bring a lot of heat to that. And then you’ve got Ryan Blaney. It’s a fun group.

I do believe we could back into the Chase. I think we could be consistent enough with some of my things that I've done over the years. Consistency has been one of my strong points. If we can get the cars close enough where you're not having to drive over the capabilities to get the job done.

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER/SCOTT PRODUCTS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Media Day at Daytona International Speedway.

“I would like to be consistent each week and be competitive. Last year I felt like we were up and down each week and this year I hope that we can be competitive, run a top-10 every race, definitely get a couple of wins and make the Chase obviously.