JIMMIE JOHNSON:
“That was a great lap for us. I thought with the wind it might slow the car down a little bit. The guys worked really hard to give me a car that we could come down here and race with and also contend for the pole with so I am very proud and happy [...]

Jimmie Johnson turned a lap of 187.075mph to earn the pole for next Sunday’s 50th running of the Daytona 500. Michael Waltrip will start on the outside of row 1. These are the only two spots that are locked into the race. The other positions will be determined in Thursday’s Daytona Duel twin races.
QUALIFYING RESULTS:
POS, [...]

Redwood Palms Pictures has signed on to produce the true life story of racing legend, Junior Johnson. Commonly referred to as the father of modern stock car racing, Johnson began his career as a young teen running illegal moonshine on the dusty back roads of North Carolina, sharpening his unique driving skills by continually evading [...]

In an HBO REAL SPORTS/Sports Illustrated collaboration, correspondent Mary Carillo profiles #40-Dario Franchitti, Monday Feb. 11 at 10:00pm/et on HBO. It will also re-air six times over the course of the next month.

Martin Truex Jr. is in a contract year, and while some preliminary discussions have been held considering an extension, he insisted Feb. 7 that he wasn’t focused on that right now. Truex has spent the previous four years as part of Dale Earnhardt Inc., the first two in the Busch (now Nationwide) Series with Chance [...]

Q: ON THE WIN:
TONY EURY JR: “It was awesome. It felt really good to be back like we was supposed to be and Dale Jr. kind of showed it like what we were back in 2000 and just to come into Hendrick Motorsports and perform like this and the teammates that helped us out so [...]

MARTIN TRUEX, JR., NO. 1 BASS PRO SHOPS/TRACKER BOATS IMPALA SS:
NOTE: Truex, Jr. was involved in a multi-car accident on lap of the final segment of the Budwieser Shootout. The No. 1 Impala SS was damaged too extensively to repair and return to competition:
ON WHAT HAPPENED: “The No. 38 hit the wall and I was [...]

DAVE BLANEY, No. 22 Caterpillar Toyota Camry, Bill Davis Racing Finished: 7th
How was your race tonight? “We had a great car tonight. There was one mistake that I made late, letting the No. 2 car (Kurt Busch) squeeze me into the middle which cost me a chance at the race. What a car though. If [...]

REED SORENSON (No. 41 Target Dodge Charger)
ON THE RACE: “It was fun. That’s probably the most fun that I’ve had on a restrictor plate race that’s for sure, but I just want to thank everybody. I’ve got some new pit crew guys for this year and they did a great job. Everybody back at the [...]

BILL ELLIOTT — No. 21 U.S. Air Force Ford Fusion (Finished 23rd)
“I’ve never wrecked so many race cars in my career, much less come here and do this. There was something wrong with the front end and I was just trying to ride it out. I ended up just causing the tire to blow out, [...]