Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Monte Carlo SS, met with members of the media at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and discussed the Chase, Martinsville and starting his racing career in late models.
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Clint Bowyer, No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Monte Carlo SS, met with members of the media at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and discussed the weekend at Charlotte, being in the top-three in points in the Chase, strategy in the Chase, trend of more open wheel drivers coming to NASCAR Nextel Cup and restrictor-plate racing with the new [...]

Casey Mears, No. 25 National Guard/GMAC Monte Carlo SS met with members of the media at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and discussed racing for a win at Charlotte, helping his teammates, his feeling about next year, transferring momentum from this team to his new team, his feelings about the new car, what he would change about [...]

KURT BUSCH (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger)
“I think we did good and it just felt like the track had more speed than what I was ready for. We picked up a good amount of time from practice just like we needed to. Right now, I think the pace is there for anyone who wants [...]

MATT KENSETH — No. 17 Carhartt Ford Fusion (Qualified 7th)
IT’S TIME FOR SOME GOOD LUCK. “Yeah, we’ve been qualifying decent and running halfway decent, we’ve just been having a lot of accidents and a lot of problems. Hopefully, we can get a halfway decent starting spot for Saturday and finish it off.”
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MICHAEL WALTRIP, No. 55 NAPA Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Starting position: 19th
How was your qualifying run? “We were a little free on that qualifying lap, but for some reason the car just didn’t sound like it should. We’ll find out tomorrow when we get some more practice time if there’s anything we need to [...]

Jeremy Mayfield had been rumored to be talking to Haas CNC Racing, which signed Scott Riggs last week after Jeff Green decided not to return to the #66 and signed with another team, according to a source. Why would Green leave a team on the rise with owner points he worked for? It would have [...]

SKI Motorsports and NOS Energy Drink have announced that they will team up to take on the Sprint Cup Series in 2008. Backed by innovative promotions and top-notch equipment, the team will attempt the Series most celebrated races next season-the Daytona 500, the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, [...]

If you ask Carl Edwards, the time has come to implement an outside appeals committee in NASCAR that carries no ties to the sanctioning body. The National Stock Car Commission, NASCAR’s appeals committee, this week upheld the 25-point penalty levied against Edwards’ No. 99 Ford team after it failed to meet the minimum height [...]