NASCAR Cup PR

RYAN NEWMAN, No. 6 Koch Industries Ford Mustang - Finished 5th “I am proud of the effort that went into it. We had a good Koch Industries Ford. We had good speed and the car drove good."

For the eighth consecutive season, a Chevrolet will lead the field to the green flag for the 2020 season-opening NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) race, the Daytona 500.

“It’s cool. Tad (Geschickter, team owner) and (wife) Jodi are back at the shop with everybody. So. I’m just thankful for the opportunity to be here and to bring guys with me like Brian (Pattie, crew chief)."

JTG Daugherty Racing driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. scored his first Daytona 500 Busch Pole Award after turning a lap time of 46.253 seconds (194.582) in the No. 47 Kroger Camaro.

If you qualify on the front row it does matter. If you don't, then eh, not really. You want to qualify good, don't get me wrong, but if you aren’t on the front row I am not sure it doesn't matter much.”

Michael Self edged 18-year-old Hailie Deegan by 0.125 seconds to win the Lucas Oil 200 Driven By General Tire on Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.

Following a random draw Saturday night, Ryan Newman will lead the field to green for Sunday’s Busch Clash event (3 p.m. ET, FS1) at Daytona International Speedway.

“Coming down here, I obviously know this is my last full-time season."

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch was made available to media at Daytona International Speedway:

RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Menards Ford Mustang -- THE SPEED BOARD FROM THAT CLASH PRACTICE LOOKS LIKE A LISTING OF TEAMS, IS THAT JUST A PRODUCT OF EVERYONE TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER? “Yeah, it has been that way the last three years on speedway tracks with teams and manufacturers going out there together. Especially with the Clash, you want to get out there with the Clash car in a bigger pack.