NASCAR Cup Series

Kyle Larson posted the fastest time in second practice. The driver of the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 30.680 and a speed of 176.010 mph.

When Jeff Gordon scored the victory at Martinsville Speedway a couple of weekends ago, the first words that came out of his mouth - "We're going to Homestead!"

Ryan Newman might have been eliminated from Championship contention in the final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race of the year, but the 2014 championship runner-up led Team Chevy in qualifying with the fourth fastest time in his No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This was Newman’s third top-five qualifying effort of the year.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 1st - Are you excited to get the pole? “Definitely wish we had a little bit more to race for but you’ve got a great trophy at the end of this thing so proud of this whole FedEx Ground team for giving me a fast car. It’s been fast all day so to run our fastest lap in the last session means it’s a good sign.”

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AXALTA CHEVROLET SS – Qualified 5th - HOW DID YOU PULL THAT OFF AFTER HAVING TO MAKE AN EXTRA RUN? “Whew, it wasn’t easy. Man, that was a heck of an effort by this team. We’ve got a great race car. I just totally messed up. That first run, without making a qualifying run in practice, I just didn’t know how hard I could push it or how much the track had picked-up."

RYAN BLANEY, driver No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion – (Qualified 6th) "We made really good adjustments between each round and that's really all you can ask for. They did a good job adjusting and accounting for tire fall off. We improves every round.

Denny Hamlin will lead the field to the green flag for Sunday's race. The driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota won the pole with a time of 30.568 and a speed of 176.655 mph.

Carl Edwards posted the fastest time in the rain-shortened first practice in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota with a time of 30.832 and a speed of 175.143 mph.

The Wood Brothers are returning to full-time competition next season. The team held a press conference at 1:30 p.m. today to make the official announcement. 2016 will be the first full season for NASCAR's oldest team since 2008.

Ford Performance and Wood Brothers Racing announced today that the iconic 21 Ford Fusion will run a full, 36-race schedule in 2016 with Ryan Blaney continuing as the team’s driver contending for a NASCAR Sprint Cup championship with Motorcraft/Quick Lane and Ford Performance returning as anchor sponsors. The Wood Brothers and Blaney joined Ford Performance Global Director Dave Pericak and Edsel B. Ford II to discuss the news at Ford Championship Weekend.