NASCAR Cup PR

Jimmie Johnson competed in the first duel to determine his starting position for the 65th running of the DAYTONA 500.

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry TRD, Joe Gibbs Racing - “It’s good to get some race practice in – with no practice. I felt like the Bass Pro Camry TRD was decent..."

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) has joined 14-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports as the Official Beverage Partner of driver Chase Elliott and his No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 team.

A trio of Chevrolet high-powered vehicles is set to pace in the season-opening races at Daytona International Speedway.

Harrison Burton and the No. 21 Motorcraft/DEX Imaging team were among the elite 10 in pole qualifying for the Daytona 500 Wednesday night, winding up ninth fastest in the second and final round of time trials.

An all-Chevrolet front row will lead the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) to the green flag of the 65th running of the Daytona 500 after Hendrick Motorsports teammates, Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson, drove their Camaro ZL1’s to the top of the speed charts.

ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang – “It feels good. Doug Yates did a great job bringing a lot of horsepower and Drew and all the guys on this team, and everybody at Stewart-Haas Racing did a great job of bringing speed."

Single car time trials have been completed and the starting grids for tomorrow’s Duel races have been set. The time trial results for the Toyota Camry TRDs at Daytona International Speedway are below.

RICKY STENHOUSE JR., NO. JTG DAUGHERTY RACING CAMARO ZL1, Daytona 500 Media Availability Transcript

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS CAMARO ZL1, Daytona 500 Media Availability Transcript