Faced with having to “go or go home” in his first time out in a Sprint Cup car, young Ricky Stenhouse Jr. came through like an old pro and qualified ninth for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
“I’m relieved to get this thing in,” Stenhouse said after running a lap at 190.752 miles per hour. “I knew the car had the speed. Our Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion was fast in practice. Whether I could put it all together was a different story and we were able to, which was good.
“I left a little bit out there because we just had to get in.”
Stenhouse, filling in for the recuperating Trevor Bayne, also had praise ... FULL STORY »
BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger) Qualified 1st
“This car was awesome man. Awesome! Fast cars go fast and this is a team is making a lot of progress. We made some awesome gains ... FULL STORY »
DAVID RAGAN – No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion – “We’re prepared. We know what’s in front of us. Qualifying here tonight is just the beginning. It’s obviously a good tone-setter for the rest ... FULL STORY »
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 4th
How important is qualifying for your team? "We're by no means a qualifying race team, so that's a good sign for us and this weekend. I'm looking ... FULL STORY »
CONCORD, N.C. (May 26, 2011) - Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, qualified fifth to be the fastest of the 17 Team Chevy drivers set to start Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Five-time defending ... FULL STORY »
Brad Keselowski, with a qualifying lap speed of 192.089 mph, captured the NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Coors Light Pole Award at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
This was Keselowski's first series pole of the 2011 season, his second series career pole and his first ... FULL STORY »
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET met with media and discussed racing in Kansas next week, the length of the Coca-Cola 600, Memorial Day memories, his foundation and pediatric cancer, and more.
Q. ... FULL STORY »
