NASCAR Cup Series

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 AARP MEMBER ADVANTAGES CHEVROLET SS – Post Happy Hour Practice session comment on earlier in-garage accident with Clint Bowyer (No. 15 Toyota):

Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 21 SKF Ford Fusion, finished in the Top-10 of both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice sessions today at New Hampshire Speedway, including the third-fastest speed in happy hour. Blaney spoke about his chances of winning tomorrow’s 5-Hour Energy 301 and how it would make a great birthday present for team founder Glen Wood, who is celebrating his 90th birthday today in Stuart, VA.

"Right now it just feels right," said Edwards, who toured the Magic Mile in 28.179 seconds (135.164 mph) in Friday's qualifying session to earn his first Coors Light Pole Award of the season, his first at New Hampshire and the 14th of his career.

CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 Sport Clips Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 1st - How happy are you to earn the pole at New Hampshire? “I’ve struggled at this race track so this is big for me personally. Everybody at JGR (Joe Gibbs Racing) has been working so hard. These Toyotas are fast."

Kurt Busch turned a lap of 134.569 mph in his No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to earn a sixth-place starting spot for Sunday’s 5-Hour Energy 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

SAM HORNISH JR. – No. 9 Shaws/Smithfield Ford Fusion – “We thought that we made some pretty decent changes in between practice and qualifying that were gonna enable us to hopefully be able to transfer through. You get out there and so many times the track has rubber on it or it’s a little bit dirty from a practice session before, so you want to wait and let some other people clean it off. "

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How do you keep the momentum of your team going from the victory at Kentucky? “Certainly over the last few weeks we’ve done a decent job at being able to run up front, contend for wins and obviously that momentum is just kind of starting to build."

Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion, won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race here at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in September. He stopped by the infield media center to talk about returning to a place where he’s won twice in his career.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series head to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend. All Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series practices, qualifying sessions and races will be televised on NBC Sports Live Extra as indicated.

Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick’s dominating year on the race track earned him the ESPY for ‘Best Driver’ last night at the 23rd annual ESPY Awards show presented by ESPN.