NASCAR Cup Series

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 3M CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER - HOW DEEP DOES THIS EFFORT GO? “It’s very deep. These guys work extremely hard. I know everybody does for these restrictor plate tracks. To be able to get the results like that and they have been doing it all year long on these tracks.

​MATT KENSETH, No. 20 DeWALT Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 4th - What can everyone expect in tomorrow’s race? “One thing about Talladega is you always have to expect the unexpected so who knows what’s going to happen."

GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 Cheez-It Ford Fusion – “I feel pretty good about the Cheez-It Ford Fusion. It was good in drafting and that’s what tomorrow is gonna be like, so it’s not a great spot to be starting 19th because it’s kind of in the middle of the whole thing, but we’ll work our way to the front."

In a knockout qualifying session dominated by Hendrick Motorsports on Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, the outgoing king of restrictor-plate time trials—Jeff Gordon—won the pole position for Sunday’s CampingWorld.com 500, the final race in the Contender Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

"The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading..." and I need to unload on the idiotic decision to go to one green-white-checker attempt.

Let’s be honest. Trying to predict which eight drivers will make it through the characteristic chaos of Talladega Superspeedway to advance to the Eliminator Round of the Chase is next to impossible. With only 25 points separating the top eight contenders and the looming likelihood of the almost inevitable “big one,” the only thing certain is that no one is safe - except Joey Logano.

Brad Keselowski topped the charts in the final practice session. The driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Ford was the fastest in final practice with a time of 48.752 and a speed of 196.423 mph.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 3M CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media Friday at Talladega Superspeedway. He discussed his approach to Sunday’s final race of the Contender round, his history and best memories at Talladega, his season to date and other topics.

The driver of the No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford was the fastest in the session with a time of 47.597 and a speed of 201.189 mph.

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 DeWALT Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How is the car for this weekend and what is your approach for the race? “It’s always hard to tell where you stack up here at Talladega really until you get into the race."