JACQUES VILLENEUVE, No. 27 Unicef Camry, Bill Davis Racing Starting Position: 6th
Did you think you had a car fast enough to make the show? “We knew yesterday that we had a pretty quick car. We were a little bit faster yesterday in practice, and we were hoping that we could’ve had a faster time today. [...]

MATT KENSETH — No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion (Qualified 34th)
“I’m not really that unhappy with our qualifying speed because the go or go-home guys should beat you. They do extra things to get everything out of their lap and take some chances on that might not live in the race, but it will qualify fast. [...]

JOHN ANDRETTI (No. 49 Paralyzed Veterans of America Dodge Avenger)
“The whole BAM Racing team did a great job. Evernham engines are awesome. They came back with even more and that makes everyone’s life easier. You come here and they talk about the pressure of qualifying but there is little a driver can do except mess [...]

KYLE BUSCH, NO. 5 KELLOGG’S / CARQUEST IMPALA SS:
WHEN YOU CAME TO TAKE THE GREEN FLAG, IT LOOKED LIKE YOU DROPPED DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE RACE TRACK TO TRY TO GET A PULL OFF DJ’S CAR, DID YOU? “No. I didn’t even see DJ’s car out there to tell you the truth. I [...]

Tony Stewart, No. 20 Home Depot Impala SS met with media to discuss his qualifying run, the visibility issue in the new car, side drafting, the Chase points, and how the CoT reacts to bump-drafting
ON HIS QUALIFYING LAP: “It was pretty uneventful. I pulled out of the pits, shifted three times, held it wide open [...]

Did you think you were going to be on the pole?
“I felt confident yesterday that we would make the race. I really didn’t think about the pole. The two runs I got in the final practice were both wind-aided. We didn’t really know what we had. Our qualifying lap was faster than what we ran [...]

Todd Bodine barely held off Rick Crawford and Johnny Benson in a three-wide finish Saturday in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 1 30 Todd Bodine Toyota Lumber Liquidators 195/10 94 Running 83,525
2 22 14 Rick Crawford Ford Power Stroke Diesel 175/5 94 Running 52,200
3 17 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Toyota Certified Used Vehicles 165/0 94 Running 36,425
4 9 1 Jason Leffler Toyota RFMS / RedHorseRacin-g.net 160/0 94 Running 22,225
5 23 18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Fastenal 155/0 [...]

Villeneuve’s qualifying attempt is historic because he was once, in 1997, considered the best driver in the world. That’s the reason Formula One calls its best the World Driving Champion. But that was 10 years ago. Villeneuve has done precious little since. NASCAR marks a new career path.
Villeneuve qualified an impressive 6th in qualifying today. [...]

Penske Racing’s Kurt Busch and Roush Fenway Racing’s David Ragan failed postrace inspection for being too low in the front in qualifying today.
Their times will be disallowed, forcing them to start at the rear Sunday.